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Entrap** polysulfides using mesoporous carbon hollow spheres with controlled internal SiO2 content for lithium–sulfur batteries
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries, which are promising candidates for next-generation power sources, possess a high theoretical capacity of 1675 mAh g−1 and a high energy density of 2600 Wh kg−1. In addition, sulfu...
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The role of 2D material families in energy harvesting: An editorial overview
The ever increasing proportion of an energy consuming society and the boost in industrialization accelerated the depletion of fossil fuel based energy sources at an alarming rate. This emphasizes the necessity...
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Titanium Dioxide/Graphene Nanocomposites as High-Performance Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
In the present scenario, the requirement for an efficient and reliable energy storage device is of prime importance. Even though several energy storage devices are under consideration like supercapacitors, fue...
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A short review on dissolved lithium polysulfide catholytes for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium-sulfur battery (LSB) technology has drawn enormous attention during the last decade. Benefitting from the high theoretical specific discharge capacity (1,675 mAh g−1) and energy density (2,600 Wh kg−1), L...
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Dual-porosity carbon derived from waste bamboo char for room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries using carbonate-based electrolyte
Room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries have recently drawn a great deal of attention owing to their low cost and high theoretical energy density, making them promising energy storage systems. In th...
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The Great History of Lithium-Ion Batteries and an Overview on Energy Storage Devices
The plethora of efficient energy storage systems created a jolt in the enhancement of exploration of the renewable energy resources and thereby reduced the extinction of the non-renewable energy resources. In ...
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Electrospun Nanostructured Iron Oxides for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries
The versatility and ability of formation of one-dimensional nanostructures make electrospinning one of the promising methods to fabricate the components of energy storage devices. Electrospinning is widely exp...
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Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) as High-Performance Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
As long as the energy consumption is intended to be more economical and more environment friendly, electrochemical energy production is under serious consideration as an alternative energy/power source. Among ...
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Electrospun Polyvinylidene Difluoride Membranes for High-Performance Application in Lithium Ion Batteries
Electrolytes play a crucial role in the development of an efficient batteries. There are different techniques for the fabrication of such polymer electrolytes that are essential since polymer membrane depends ...
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Electrospun Silica-Based Polymer Nanocomposite Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Electrolytes are regarded as the key ingredient of batteries. The need for safe and reliable energy storage devices has led to the development of polymer electrolytes. The crystallinity of polymers used as ele...
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Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO2): A Potential Cathode Material for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries
There are lots of scientific innovations taking place in lithium-ion battery technology and the introduction of lithium metal oxide as cathode material is one of them. Among them, LiCoO2 is considered as a potent...
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Electrospun Nanostructured Iron Oxide Carbon Composites for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries
The demand for the energy was upturned the development of energy storage devices that can effectively be utilized for the storage and supply of energy that generated from the green and sustainable energy sourc...
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Electrospun Fibrous Vanadium Pentoxide Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
The requirement of an energy storage system that can perform efficiently is under serious consideration. These requirements accelerate the research over the lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that can ensure high sy...
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Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) and Its Nanocomposites as High-Performance Electrode Material for Supercapacitors
Supercapacitor is a promising energy storage device, which has many advantages including long service lifetime, great power density, fast charge-discharge processes, and green environmental protection. The pro...
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Electrospinning: The State of Art Technique for the Production of Nanofibers and Nanofibrous Membranes for Advanced Engineering Applications
The electrospinning technology leaves an indelible mark in the successful production of continuous fibers with average diameter in submicron to nanometre scale range, primarily by using an electric force to in...
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Electrospun PVdF and PVdF-co-HFP-Based Blend Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries
Overexploitation of fossil fuel leads to the serious energy crisis. Alternate source in the post-fossil fuel era is the usage of electrical energy; thus, there is a huge technological research and development ...
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Electrospun Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are crucial among the energy storage devices due to the best performance it can deliver. The performance of these batteries is highly influenced by the components with which it has been m...
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Effect of sodium salts on the cycling performance of tin anode in sodium ion batteries
To determine the effect of electrolyte salts on the cycling properties of tin anodes in sodium ion batteries, sodium/tin cells were prepared using eight electrolytes containing NaCF3SO3, NaBF4, NaClO4, and NaPF6 ...
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Erratum to: Nanocomposite quasi-solid-state electrolyte for highsafety lithium batteries
The third affiliation of the authors in the original version of this article was unfortunately wrongly written on page 3092 and the first page of the ESM.
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Nanocomposite quasi-solid-state electrolyte for high-safety lithium batteries
Rechargeable lithium batteries are attractive power sources for electronic devices and are being aggressively developed for vehicular use. Nevertheless, problems with their safety and reliability must be solve...
