Capillary suspensions as beneficial formulation concept for high energy density Li-ion battery electrodes

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 328, Issue , 2016, Pages 114-123

  Bitsch, Boris ^a   Gallasch, Tobias ^b   Schroeder, Melanie ^b   Börner, Markus ^b   Winter, Martin ^b,c   Willenbacher, Norbert ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary suspension; Double layer electrode; Lithium ion battery; Staged porosity

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; IONS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; POROSITY; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CONVENTIONAL SLURRIES; DOUBLE LAYER ELECTRODE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; LI-ION BATTERY ELECTRODES; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84980691839     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.07.102     Document Type: Article

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