Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Porous Structure of PPy/Porous-Graphene to Encapsulate Polysulfides for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Synthesis
2.2. Material Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, Y.; Bakenov, Z.; Tan, T.; Huang, J. Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Porous Structure of PPy/Porous-Graphene to Encapsulate Polysulfides for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 606. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080606
Zhang Y, Bakenov Z, Tan T, Huang J. Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Porous Structure of PPy/Porous-Graphene to Encapsulate Polysulfides for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(8):606. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080606
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yongguang, Zhumabay Bakenov, Taizhe Tan, and Jin Huang. 2018. "Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Porous Structure of PPy/Porous-Graphene to Encapsulate Polysulfides for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries" Nanomaterials 8, no. 8: 606. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080606