In-situ TEM examination and exceptional long-term cyclic stability of ultrafine Fe3O4 nanocrystal/carbon nanofiber composite electrodes

Energy Storage Materials

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-34

  Xu, Zheng Long ^a   Zhang, Biao ^a   Gang, Yang ^a   Cao, Ke ^b   Garakani, Mohammad Akbari ^a   Abouali, Sara ^a   Huang, Jiaqiang ^a   Huang, Jian Qiu ^a   Heidari, Elham Kamali ^a   Wang, Hongtao ^b   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Electrospinning; Fe3O4; In situ TEM; Lithium ion batteries

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBONIZATION; COBALT COMPOUNDS; ELECTROSPINNING; HEMATITE; IONS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MAGNETITE; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES;

CARBONIZATION TEMPERATURES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FE3O4; HIGH RATE CAPABILITY; IN-SITU TEM; NANOFIBER COMPOSITES; OXIDE-BASED ELECTRODES; ULTRAFINE NANOCRYSTALS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 85008173388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24058297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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