Spontaneous evolution of bicontinuous nanostructures in dealloyed Li-based systems

Nature Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1102-1106

  Chen, Qing ^a   Sieradzki, Karl ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION MECHANISMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; ELEMENTAL COMPONENTS; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION; NANO-POROUS MATERIALS; NANOPOROUS STRUCTURES; SELECTIVE DISSOLUTION;

ALLOYING; ALLOYS; MORPHOLOGY; POROUS MATERIALS;

LITHIUM;

EID: 84888200263     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3741     Document Type: Article

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