Incorporating sulfur inside the pores of carbons for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries: An electrolysis approach

ACS Nano

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1633-1639

  He, Bin ^a   Li, Wen Cui ^a   Yang, Chao ^a   Wang, Si Qiong ^a   Lu, An Hui ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrolysis approach; High electrochemical activity; Lithium sulfur battery; Microporous carbon nanosheets; Monolithic carbon

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYSIS; LITHIUM; MICROPOROSITY; NANOSHEETS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR;

CARBON NANOSHEETS; CYCLING STABILITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH REVERSIBLE CAPACITIES; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; MICRO-POROUS CARBONS; RATE CAPABILITIES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

CARBON; LITHIUM; SULFUR;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; POWER SUPPLY;

CARBON; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROLYSIS; LITHIUM; SULFUR;

EID: 84989862618     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07340     Document Type: Article

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