A high-level N-doped porous carbon nanowire modified separator for long-life lithium-sulfur batteries

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 768, Issue , 2016, Pages 55-61

  Zhou, Xiangyang ^a   Liao, Qunchao ^a   Tang, Jingjing ^b   Bai, Tao ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Yang, Juan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lithium sulfur batteries; Modified separator; N doped; Porous carbon nanowire

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOWIRES; POLYSULFIDES; POROUS MATERIALS; SEPARATORS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRON CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; INITIAL DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; N-DOPED; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; POROUS CARBONS;

LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

EID: 84960075979     PISSN: 15726657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.02.037     Document Type: Article

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