Interfacial properties and design of functional energy materials

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3395-3405

  Sumpter, Bobby G ^a   Liang, Liangbo ^b   Nicolaï, Adrien ^b   Meunier, Vincent ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84911126988     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar500180h     Document Type: Article

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