Covalently Functionalized Graphene by Radical Polymers for Graphene-Based High-Performance Cathode Materials

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 27, 2016, Pages 17352-17359

  Li, Yongjun ^a   Jian, Zukai ^a,b   Lang, Meidong ^b   Zhang, Chunming ^c   Huang, Xiaoyu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b East China University of Science and Technology   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cathode; composite material; covalent functionalization; graphene; radical polymer

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CATHODES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRODES; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; REDOX REACTIONS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITY; RADICAL POLYMERS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SURFACE FARADAIC REACTIONS; SURFACE INITIATED ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION (SI ATRP);

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84978422207     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05271     Document Type: Article

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