Synthesis of a Flexible Freestanding Sulfur/Polyacrylonitrile/Graphene Oxide as the Cathode for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials Preparation
2.2. Physical Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Peng, H.; Wang, X.; Zhao, Y.; Tan, T.; Bakenov, Z.; Zhang, Y. Synthesis of a Flexible Freestanding Sulfur/Polyacrylonitrile/Graphene Oxide as the Cathode for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries. Polymers 2018, 10, 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10040399
Peng H, Wang X, Zhao Y, Tan T, Bakenov Z, Zhang Y. Synthesis of a Flexible Freestanding Sulfur/Polyacrylonitrile/Graphene Oxide as the Cathode for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries. Polymers. 2018; 10(4):399. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10040399
Chicago/Turabian StylePeng, Huifen, Xiaoran Wang, Yan Zhao, Taizhe Tan, Zhumabay Bakenov, and Yongguang Zhang. 2018. "Synthesis of a Flexible Freestanding Sulfur/Polyacrylonitrile/Graphene Oxide as the Cathode for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries" Polymers 10, no. 4: 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10040399