Oxygen transport in perovskite-type solid oxide fuel cell materials: Insights from quantum mechanics

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3340-3348

  Muñoz García, Ana B ^a   Ritzmann, Andrew M ^b   Pavone, Michele ^a   Keith, John A ^c   Carter, Emily A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84911125811     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar4003174     Document Type: Article

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