Three-dimensional carbon-conductive polymer-silver composite air electrodes for non-aqueous metal air batteries

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-40

  Marschilok, Amy C ^a,b   Lee, Shu Han ^a   Milleville, Christopher C ^b   Chen, Peiwen ^a,b   Takeuchi, Esther S ^a,b   Takeuchi, Kenneth J ^b  

^a State University of New York   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

composite electrode; conductive polymer; electrodeposition; Metal air battery; silver

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AIR ELECTRODES; COMPOSITE ELECTRODE; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; CURRENT CAPABILITY; CURRENT COLLECTOR; METAL-AIR BATTERY; NON-AQUEOUS; NONAQUEOUS MEDIA; OXYGEN REDUCTION; POWER OUT PUT; POWER SOURCES; SILVER COATINGS; THREE-COMPONENT;

CARBON; CATHODES; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; SILVER; SILVER PLATING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84872116678     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998312454316     Document Type: Article

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