Stabilizing sulfur cathodes using nitrogen-doped graphene as a chemical immobilizer for Li[Formula presented]S batteries

Carbon

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 120-126

  Li, Lu ^a,b   Zhou, Guangmin ^a   Yin, Lichang ^a   Koratkar, Nikhil ^b   Li, Feng ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINS; CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; NITROGEN; REACTION KINETICS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR;

ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; GOOD CAPACITY RETENTIONS; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; NITROGEN DOPANT; NITROGEN DOPED GRAPHENE; SULFUR CATHODES; SULFUR ELECTRODE;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84978522786     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.07.008     Document Type: Article

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