Silica sol-gel chemistry: Creating materials and architectures for energy generation and storage

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-215

  Membreno, Daniel ^a   Smith, Leland ^a   Dunn, Bruce ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Energy storage; Ionic liquids; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; IONIC LIQUIDS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SILICA; SOLAR CELLS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES; REDOX FLOW BATTERIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUIDS; SOL-GEL ENCAPSULATION; SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE;

SOL-GEL PROCESS;

EID: 84900809572     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-014-3299-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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