Concentrated lithium salt-monoglyme complex for restraining polysulfide dissolution and improving electrochemical performance of lithium-sulfur batteries

Ionics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 997-1002

  Lu, Hai ^a   Yuan, Yan ^b   Yang, Qinghao ^a   Hou, Zhenzhong ^a   Lai, Yanqing ^c  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrolyte; Fluorinated ether; Lithium sulfur battery; Monoglyme; Polysulfide

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYTES; ETHERS; LITHIUM; POLYSULFIDES; SULFUR;

DISCHARGE STAGES; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROLYTE PROPERTIES; FLUORINATED ETHERS; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; MONOGLYME; SPECIFIC CAPACITIES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84964308545     PISSN: 09477047     EISSN: 18620760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11581-016-1714-1     Document Type: Article

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