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Improved cycling performance of the micro-cubes like NiO-Co3O4-MnCo2O4 material as competent and durable anode material for energy storage and conversion in Li-ion batteries
In this work, the NiO-Co3O4-MnCo2O4 (NCM) active material is prepared via a convenient hydrothermal method for energy storage and conversion in Li-ion rechargeable batteries application. The interpretation of XRD...
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Probe on hard carbon electrode derived from orange peel for energy storage application
Activated non-graphitizable hard carbon using orange peel with mesoporous structure has been prepared by pyrolyzation at 700, 800, 900 °C using chemical activation method. The activated orange peel-derived har...
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Enriched energy storage capability and bi-functional ability of boron-doped graphene as efficient electrode for supercapacitors and lithium sulfur batteries
This work depicts the preparation of boron-doped graphene (BG) and its application as bi-functional electrode material for both the supercapacitors and lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery. Structural, morphological,...
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A study on high rate and high stable sodium vanadium phosphate electrode for sodium battery alongside air exposure treatment
The compound Na3V2(PO4)3/C (NVP) is an identical prevalent cathode for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) because of its high Na+-ion mobility and structural stability. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first at...
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Carbon scaffold VPO4 as an anode for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries
In order to eliminate the short fall due to PO4 group results in an intrinsic conductivity of the material, an attempt has been made to prepare carbon-coated VPO4/C via the sol-gel method as an anode in lithium-i...
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Graphene sheet-encased silica/sulfur composite cathode for improved cyclability of lithium-sulfur batteries
The “shuttle effect” of polysulfides is a serious issue, resulting in a decrease in the life-cycle of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. To inhibit the shuttle effect, a combination of graphene oxide and silica ...
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Improved tin oxide nanosphere material via co-precipitation method as an anode for energy storage application in Li-ion batteries
The present proposed work, a design and fabrication of tin oxide nanosphere (SnO2) using tin(II) oxyhydroxide and terephthalic acid composite materials, for the first time, via co-precipitation method. The morpho...
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Physical and electrochemical chattels of phosphonium ionic liquid-based solid and gel-polymer electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries
In this work, a methodical study on the influence of ionic conductivity on polymer electrolyte with different weight percentages of ionic liquid and plasticizers had been investigated in detail. Solution casti...
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Effect of TiO2/carbon black in sulfur-based composite cathode for lithium–sulfur batteries
The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery system is one of the most promising candidates for electric vehicle applications due to its higher energy density when compared with conventional lithium ion batteries. Even t...
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An emerging electrochemically active maricite NaMnPO4 as cathode material at elevated temperature for sodium-ion batteries
Seeking of scalable sodium-ion battery is essential to curtail the demand of energy storage applications. This work is a breakthrough for develo** sodium-ion batteries. Along with this, designing a suitable ...
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Stable prismatic layer structured cathode material via Cation mixing for sodium ion battery
Recently, P2-type (prismatic site) and O2 (octahedral site)/P2-type materials like Na0.66Fe0.33Mn0.5O2 exhibit favorable capacities more than its theoretical value (173 mAh g−1). However, their low operating pote...
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Sway of MnO2 with poly(acrylonitrile) in the sulfur-based electrode for lithium–sulfur batteries
Lithium–sulfur batteries have achieved a vast development in electric vehicles, laptops and portable devices. Sulfur has theoretical specific capacity of 1675 mAh g−1 and high theoretical energy density of 2600 W...
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An imprint of sulfur/SiO2 in N-doped graphene as positive electrode for lithium–sulfur rechargeable batteries
Ternary sulfur (S)-/silicon dioxide (SiO2)-/nitrogen-doped graphene (NG) composite has been prepared by simple heat treatment. Morphological study illustrates the well dispersion of sulfur in the layered structur...
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N-Doped Graphene Sheet Encapsulated Sulfur Binary Composite as Cathode for Lithium-Sulfur Battery Applications
Herein, sulfur-/nitrogen-doped graphene (SNG) binary composite has been prepared by melt diffusion method and employed as cathode material for lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery. The physical and electrochemical pe...
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Graphene oxide-crowned poly(acrylonitrile)/sulfur as a lithium–sulfur battery cathode: performance and characterization
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN), and graphene oxide (GO), as conductive constituents, were made into a PAN/S/GO composite with sulfur by a solution processing technique. Morphological examination showed that the sulfu...
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Sulfur Nested with Mixture of MnO2/AB Composite as Efficient Host for High-Performance Li–S Batteries
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have established a tremendous interest in recent years because of their high specific capacity (1675 mAh g−1) and energy density (2600 Wh kg−1). In the present work, the electrode ...
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Effect of downsizing the maricite α-phase sodium cobalt phosphate (α-NaCoPO4) in sodium-ion battery
Maricite α-phase sodium cobalt phosphate (α-NaCoPO4) (so called NCP) was fabricated by easily scalable and energy efficient method such as solution combustion synthesis. The obtained material was further ball-mil...
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A solution-processed binary composite as a cathode material in lithium–sulfur batteries
Poly (acrylonitrile) (PAN), acetylene black (AB) and graphene oxide (GO), as conductive constituents, were mixed with sulfur by solution-processing technique using dimethyl sulfoxide as a solvent. The physical...
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Polyol technique synthesis of Nb2O5 coated on LiFePO4 cathode materials for Li-ion storage
A novel approach has been made to tailor Niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) as a coating material on the surface of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) via a facile polyol technique. The coating content was optimized at 1 wt...
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Sulfonium cation based ionic liquid incorporated polymer electrolyte for lithium ion battery
Polymer electrolyte (PE) composed of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) P(VdF-co-HFP) and triethylsulfonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (SEt3TFSI) ionic liquid (IL) had been evaluated in lithi...
