Graphene oxide as a sulfur immobilizer in high performance lithium/sulfur cells

Title: Graphene oxide as a sulfur immobilizer in high performance lithium/sulfur cells

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A battery is described. The battery is composed of a graphene oxide-sulfur (GO-S) nanocomposite cathode, a separator, an anode, and an electrolyte.

Inventors:: Zhang, Yuegang; Cairns, Elton J.; Ji, Liwen; Rao, Mumin

Issue Date:: 2018-08-07

OSTI Identifier:: 1469120

Assignee:: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, CA) LBNL

Patent Number(s):: 10,044,031

Application Number:: 15/817,051

Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2017 Nov 17

Research Org:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 25 ENERGY STORAGE

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