Flexible Tellurium-Based Electrode for High-Performance Lithium-Tellurium Battery
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of Te NTs
2.2. Fabrication of the Flexible and Freestanding Te-Based Electrode
2.3. Materials Characterizations
2.4. Electrochemical Measurement
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, Y.; Zhang, Y. Flexible Tellurium-Based Electrode for High-Performance Lithium-Tellurium Battery. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2903. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112903
Li Y, Zhang Y. Flexible Tellurium-Based Electrode for High-Performance Lithium-Tellurium Battery. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):2903. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112903
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Yan, and Ye Zhang. 2021. "Flexible Tellurium-Based Electrode for High-Performance Lithium-Tellurium Battery" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 2903. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112903