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X Author: Min-Kyu Song

2014

Feng, Xuefei, Min-Kyu Song, Wayne C Stolte, David Gardenghi, Duo Zhang, Xuhui Sun, Junfa Zhu, Elton J Cairns, and Jinghua Guo."Understanding the degradation mechanism of rechargeable lithium/sulfur cells: a comprehensive study of the sulfur–graphene oxide cathode after discharge–charge cycling."Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16.13 (2014) 16931-16940. DOI
Nan, Caiyun, Zhan Lin, Honggang Liao, Min-Kyu Song, Yadong Li, and Elton J Cairns."Durable Carbon-Coated Li2S Core–Shell Spheres for High Performance Lithium/Sulfur Cells."Journal of the American Chemical Society 136 (2014) 4659-4663. DOI

2013

Song, Min-Kyu, Yuegang Zhang, and Elton J Cairns."A long-life, high-rate lithium/sulfur cell: a multifaceted approach to enhancing cell performance."Nano Letters 13 (2013) 5891-5899. DOI
Song, Min-Kyu, Elton J Cairns, and Yuegang Zhang."Lithium/sulfur batteries with high specific energy: old challenges and new opportunities."Nanoscale 5 (2013) 2186-2204. DOI

2012

Cai, Kunpeng, Min-Kyu Song, Elton J Cairns, and Yuegang Zhang."Nanostructured Li2S–C composites as cathode material for high-energy lithium/sulfur batteries."Nano Letters 12 (2012) 6474-6479. DOI

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