Sulphur–TiO2 yolk–shell nanoarchitecture with internal void space for long-cycle lithium–sulphur batteries
10.1038/ncomms2327
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Wei Seh, Z., Li, W., Cha, J. J., Zheng, G., Yang, Y., McDowell, M. T., Hsu, P.-C., & Cui, Y. (2013). Sulphur–TiO2 yolk–shell nanoarchitecture with internal void space for long-cycle lithium–sulphur batteries. Nature Communications, 4(1).

Authors 8
  1. Zhi Wei Seh (first)
  2. Weiyang Li (additional)
  3. Judy J. Cha (additional)
  4. Guangyuan Zheng (additional)
  5. Yuan Yang (additional)
  6. Matthew T. McDowell (additional)
  7. Po-Chun Hsu (additional)
  8. Yi Cui (additional)
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@article{Wei_Seh_2013, title={Sulphur–TiO2 yolk–shell nanoarchitecture with internal void space for long-cycle lithium–sulphur batteries}, volume={4}, ISSN={2041-1723}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2327}, DOI={10.1038/ncomms2327}, number={1}, journal={Nature Communications}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Wei Seh, Zhi and Li, Weiyang and Cha, Judy J. and Zheng, Guangyuan and Yang, Yuan and McDowell, Matthew T. and Hsu, Po-Chun and Cui, Yi}, year={2013}, month=jan }