Hierarchical sulfur confinement by graphene oxide wrapped, walnut-like carbon spheres for cathode of Li-S battery

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 714, Issue , 2017, Pages 311-317

  Du, Xinyu ^a   Zhang, Xiaolong ^a   Guo, Junling ^a   Zhao, Shupeng ^a   Zhang, Fengxiang ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cycling performance; Graphene oxide wrapping; Hierarchical sulfur confinement; Li S batteries; Walnut like carbon sphere

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; POLYSULFIDES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SPHERES; SULFUR;

CAPACITY RETENTION; CARBON SPHERES; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; CYCLING PERFORMANCE; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIERARCHICAL MODE; PHYSICAL CONFINEMENT; RATE CAPABILITIES;

LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

EID: 85018746458     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.04.258     Document Type: Article

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