Flexible Carbon-fiber Supported Carbon-sulfur Electrode: Preparation, Physical Property and Electrochemical Performance

Ya-Dong LI; Wei-Ping LI; Qin WANG; Dao-Guang ZHENG; Jian-Xin WANG

doi:10.15541/jim20180236

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