Modified Separator Using Thin Carbon Layer Obtained from Its Cathode for Advanced Lithium Sulfur Batteries

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 25, 2016, Pages 16101-16107

  Liu, Naiqiang ^a   Huang, Bicheng ^a   Wang, Weikun ^b   Shao, Hongyuan ^a   Li, Chengming ^a   Zhang, Hao ^b   Wang, Anbang ^b   Yuan, Keguo ^b   Huang, Yaqin ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (China)

Author keywords

carbon layer; cathode; gelatin; lithium sulfur batteries; modified separator

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; POLYSULFIDES; SEPARATORS; SULFUR;

CARBON LAYERS; COATING MATERIAL; CYCLE PERFORMANCE; GELATIN; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; RESEARCH RESULTS; REVERSIBLE CAPACITY; SPECIFIC CAPACITIES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84976905609     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04418     Document Type: Article

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