Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Fe–Co Bimetallic Oxide Nanosheets for Separator Modification of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Preparation of CoFe2O4 and Modified Separator
3.2. Materials Characterization
3.3. Visualization Lithium Polysulfide Adsorption
3.4. Battery Assembly and Electrochemical Measurements
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Pu, J.; Tan, Y.; Wang, T.; Zhu, X.; Fan, S. Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Fe–Co Bimetallic Oxide Nanosheets for Separator Modification of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Molecules 2022, 27, 7762. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27227762
Pu J, Tan Y, Wang T, Zhu X, Fan S. Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Fe–Co Bimetallic Oxide Nanosheets for Separator Modification of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Molecules. 2022; 27(22):7762. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27227762
Chicago/Turabian StylePu, Jun, Yun Tan, Tao Wang, Xiaomei Zhu, and Shanshan Fan. 2022. "Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Fe–Co Bimetallic Oxide Nanosheets for Separator Modification of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries" Molecules 27, no. 22: 7762. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27227762