A scalable sulfuration of WS2 to improve cyclability and capability of lithium-ion batteries

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 857-865

  Zhou, Liyan ^a   Yan, Shancheng ^b   Pan, Lijia ^a   Wang, Xinran ^a   Wang, Yuqiao ^c   Shi, Yi ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anode; lithium ion batteries; sulfuration process; tungsten disulfide

Indexed keywords

ANODES; IONS; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTING TIN COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; TIN COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

BATTERY PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; LOW TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84959481253     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0966-9     Document Type: Article

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