Mn3O4 Octahedral Microparticles Prepared by Facile Dealloying Process as Efficient Sulfur Hosts for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Mn3O4 Microparticles
2.2. Preparation of S/Mn3O4 Microparticles
2.3. Structural and Physical Characterization
2.4. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhao, Y.; Tian, Y.; Zhang, X.; Wang, Z.; Tan, T.; Chen, Z.; Wang, Y. Mn3O4 Octahedral Microparticles Prepared by Facile Dealloying Process as Efficient Sulfur Hosts for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries. Metals 2018, 8, 515. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8070515
Zhao Y, Tian Y, Zhang X, Wang Z, Tan T, Chen Z, Wang Y. Mn3O4 Octahedral Microparticles Prepared by Facile Dealloying Process as Efficient Sulfur Hosts for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries. Metals. 2018; 8(7):515. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8070515
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Yan, Yuan Tian, Xiaomin Zhang, Zhifeng Wang, Taizhe Tan, Zhihong Chen, and Yichao Wang. 2018. "Mn3O4 Octahedral Microparticles Prepared by Facile Dealloying Process as Efficient Sulfur Hosts for Lithium/Sulfur Batteries" Metals 8, no. 7: 515. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8070515