Three-dimensional graphene framework with ultra-high sulfur content for a robust lithium–sulfur battery

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 240-248

  Papandrea, Benjamin ^a   Xu, Xu ^a,b   Xu, Yuxi ^a   Chen, Chih Yen ^c   Lin, Zhaoyang ^a   Wang, Gongming ^a   Luo, Yanzhu ^b   Liu, Matthew ^c   Huang, Yu ^a,c   Mai, Liqiang ^b   Duan, Xiangfeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

energy storage; graphene framework; high loading; lithium sulfur battery; three dimensional (3D) network

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ENERGY STORAGE; GRAPHENE; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; POLYSULFIDES; SCAFFOLDS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

CONDUCTIVE ADDITIVES; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS; HIGH LOADINGS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) NETWORKS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION;

LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

EID: 84956877963     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1005-1     Document Type: Article

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