An integrated electrode/separator with nitrogen and nickel functionalized carbon hybrids for advanced lithium/polysulfide batteries

Carbon

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 719-726

  Fang, Ruopian ^a   Zhao, Shiyong ^a   Pei, Songfeng ^a   Cheng, Yongxin ^a   Hou, Pengxiang ^a   Liu, Min ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Li, Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL BONDS; DECAY (ORGANIC); DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; NITROGEN; POLYSULFIDES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL BONDINGS; CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES; CONVERSION REACTIONS; CYCLING STABILITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENHANCED ADSORPTIONS; INTEGRATED ELECTRODES; NICKEL NANOPARTICLES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84984848310     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.08.050     Document Type: Article

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