Free-Standing Nitrogen-doped Graphene Paper as Electrodes for High-Performance Lithium/Dissolved Polysulfide Batteries

Han, Kai; Shen, Jingmei; Hao, Shiqiang; Ye, Hongqi; Wolverton, Christopher; Kung, Mayfair C.; Kung, Harold H.

doi:10.1002/cssc.201402329

Free-Standing Nitrogen-doped Graphene Paper as Electrodes for High-Performance Lithium/Dissolved Polysulfide Batteries

Journal Article · Tue Jul 22 04:00:00 EDT 2014 · ChemSusChem

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201402329· OSTI ID:1385183

Han, Kai; Shen, Jingmei; Hao, Shiqiang; Ye, Hongqi; Wolverton, Christopher; Kung, Mayfair C.; Kung, Harold H.

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Electrical Energy Storage (CEES)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE SC Office of Basic Energy Sciences (SC-22)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1385183

Journal Information:: ChemSusChem, Journal Name: ChemSusChem Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 7; ISSN 1864-5631

Publisher:: ChemPubSoc Europe

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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