Biologically enhanced cathode design for improved capacity and cycle life for lithium-oxygen batteries

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Oh, Dahyun ^a,b   Qi, Jifa ^a,b   Lu, Yi Chun ^a,b   Zhang, Yong ^a   Shao Horn, Yang ^a,b   Belcher, Angela M ^a,b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; MANGANESE OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOWIRE; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; SILVER;

CATALYST; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; LITHIUM; MANGANESE OXIDE; OXYGEN; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CATHODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NANOCATALYST; NONHUMAN; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84887647338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3756     Document Type: Article

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