Performance Enhancement and Mechanistic Studies of Magnesium-Sulfur Cells with an Advanced Cathode Structure

ACS Energy Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 431-437

  Yu, Xingwen ^a   Manthiram, Arumugam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATHODES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SEPARATORS; SULFUR;

CATHODE STRUCTURE; CHARGE-DISCHARGE PROCESS; COATED SEPARATOR; CURRENT COLLECTOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE MATRIX; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85029659569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23808195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00213     Document Type: Article

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