Identifying descriptors for solvent stability in nonaqueous li-O 2 batteries

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1318-1323

  Khetan, Abhishek ^a   Pitsch, Heinz ^a   Viswanathan, Venkatasubramanian ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gutmann donor number; HOMO level; rechargeability; solvent screening

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES;

DONOR NUMBERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; HOMO LEVEL; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECHARGEABILITY; SOLVENT PARAMETER;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 84898942796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500485r     Document Type: Article

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