A carbon nanofiber network for stable lithium metal anodes with high Coulombic efficiency and long cycle life

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3428-3436

  Zhang, Anyi ^a   Fang, Xin ^a   Shen, Chenfei ^a   Liu, Yihang ^a   Zhou, Chongwu ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon nanofiber; lithium metal anode; lithium ion batteries; three dimensional conductive network

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON NANOFIBERS; DEPOSITION; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; COUNTER ELECTRODES; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; LARGE CURRENT DENSITY; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LITHIUM METAL ANODE; PREPARATION METHOD;

METALS;

EID: 84988377981     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1219-2     Document Type: Article

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