Graphene-based electrochemical energy conversion and storage: Fuel cells, supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 34, 2011, Pages 15384-15402

  Hou, Junbo ^a   Shao, Yuyan ^b   Ellis, Michael W ^c   Moore, Robert B ^a   Yi, Baolian ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

^d DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 80052130684     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1cp21915d     Document Type: Review

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