A long-lasting concentration cell based on a magnetic electrolyte

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 901-906

  Yan, Yong ^a,b   Timonen, Jaakko V I ^a,b   Grzybowski, Bartosz A ^a,b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; REDOX REACTIONS;

CONCENTRATION CELLS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; ELECTRODE REACTIONS; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; MAGNETIC NANO-PARTICLES; NERNST EQUATION; REDOX ACTIVE MOLECULES;

NANOMAGNETICS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; ELECTROLYTE; FORMIC ACID; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ENTROPY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MOLECULE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84909582387     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.198     Document Type: Article

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