Comparative Study of Lithium Halide-Based Electrolytes for Application in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Electrode Active Material Characterization
2.2. Electrolyte Characterization
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Electrode Preparation and Characterization
3.2. Electrode Preparation and Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Venezia, E.; Salimi, P.; Liang, S.; Fugattini, S.; Carbone, L.; Zaccaria, R.P. Comparative Study of Lithium Halide-Based Electrolytes for Application in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Inorganics 2023, 11, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11020086
Venezia E, Salimi P, Liang S, Fugattini S, Carbone L, Zaccaria RP. Comparative Study of Lithium Halide-Based Electrolytes for Application in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Inorganics. 2023; 11(2):86. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11020086
Chicago/Turabian StyleVenezia, Eleonora, Pejman Salimi, Shanshan Liang, Silvio Fugattini, Lorenzo Carbone, and Remo Proietti Zaccaria. 2023. "Comparative Study of Lithium Halide-Based Electrolytes for Application in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries" Inorganics 11, no. 2: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11020086