Insight into the electrochemical behavior of lithium-sulfur cells assisted by potassium hydroxide activated carbon black and polyaniline nanorods

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 209, Issue , 2016, Pages 643-653

  Wu, Haiwei ^a   Huang, Ying ^a   Yang, Yiwen ^a   Fu, Haitao ^a   Sun, Xu ^a   Ding, Xiao ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

electrochemical; lithium sulfur cell; polyaniline; Super P

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; CARBON BLACK; LITHIUM; NANORODS; POLYANILINE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFUR;

ELECTROCHEMICAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; INITIAL DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; LITHIUM-SULFUR CELLS; LOW DISCHARGE CURRENT; POLYANILINE NANORODS; POLYANILINES (PANI);

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84974817731     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.05.111     Document Type: Article

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