Interfacial Stabilization of a Graphene-Wrapped Cu2S Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries via Atomic Layer Deposition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Conclusions
4. Experimental Section
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cai, J.; Chen, Z.; Meng, X. Interfacial Stabilization of a Graphene-Wrapped Cu2S Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries via Atomic Layer Deposition. J. Compos. Sci. 2020, 4, 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs4040184
Cai J, Chen Z, Meng X. Interfacial Stabilization of a Graphene-Wrapped Cu2S Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries via Atomic Layer Deposition. Journal of Composites Science. 2020; 4(4):184. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs4040184
Chicago/Turabian StyleCai, Jiyu, Zonghai Chen, and Xiangbo Meng. 2020. "Interfacial Stabilization of a Graphene-Wrapped Cu2S Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries via Atomic Layer Deposition" Journal of Composites Science 4, no. 4: 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs4040184