Nanoelectrical investigation and electrochemical performance of nickel-oxide/carbon sphere hybrids through interface manipulation

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 469, Issue , 2016, Pages 287-295

  Yang, Xiaogang ^a   Zhang, Yan'ge ^a   Wu, Guodong ^a   Zhu, Congxu ^a   Zou, Wei ^a   Gao, Yuanhao ^a   Tian, Jie ^b   Zheng, Zhi ^a,c  

^a XUCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Impedance; Interfaces; Lithium ion battery; Metal oxides carbon hybrids; Nanoelectrical conductivity; Stability

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HYBRID MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NICKEL; NICKEL OXIDE;

CAPACITY RETENTION; CHARGE/DISCHARGE CYCLE; CONTINUOUS FEEDING; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; METAL OXIDES;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; LITHIUM ION; NANOCOMPOSITE; NICKEL; NICKEL OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; CYCLING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; HYBRID; IMPEDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84958236660     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.02.031     Document Type: Article

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