CNT branching of three-dimensional steam-activated graphene hybrid frameworks for excellent rate and cyclic capabilities to store lithium ions

Carbon

Volumn 116, Issue , 2017, Pages 500-509

  Park, Sul Ki ^a   Choi, Kwangrok ^b   Lee, Si Hwa ^c   Oh, Il Kwon ^c   Park, Sungjin ^b   Park, Ho Seok ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrode; Hierarchical structure; Hybrid; Lithium ion battery; Nanostructure

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRODES; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAPHENE; IONS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); YARN;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITY; HYBRID; MACROPOROUS STRUCTURES; MICROWAVE-INDUCED SYNTHESIS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 85012991818     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.02.024     Document Type: Article

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