Facile Synthesis of Carbon Nanospheres with High Capability to Inhale Selenium Powder for Electrochemical Energy Storage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Material Characterization
4. Electrochemical Characterization
5. Results and Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Khan, M.; Ding, X.; Zhao, H.; Ma, X.; Wang, Y. Facile Synthesis of Carbon Nanospheres with High Capability to Inhale Selenium Powder for Electrochemical Energy Storage. Materials 2021, 14, 6760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14226760
Khan M, Ding X, Zhao H, Ma X, Wang Y. Facile Synthesis of Carbon Nanospheres with High Capability to Inhale Selenium Powder for Electrochemical Energy Storage. Materials. 2021; 14(22):6760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14226760
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhan, Mustafa, Xuli Ding, Hongda Zhao, Xinrong Ma, and Yuxin Wang. 2021. "Facile Synthesis of Carbon Nanospheres with High Capability to Inhale Selenium Powder for Electrochemical Energy Storage" Materials 14, no. 22: 6760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14226760