Retaining the 3D framework of zinc sponge anodes upon deep discharge in Zn-Air cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 19471-19476

  Parker, Joseph F ^a   Nelson, Eric S ^a   Wattendorf, Matthew D ^a   Chervin, Christopher N ^a   Long, Jeffrey W ^a   Rolison, Debra R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batteries; Energy; Morphology; Three dimensional architecture; Zinc; Zinc air

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; EMULSIFICATION; MORPHOLOGY; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC;

AIR CELLS; CELL RESISTANCE; ENERGY; INNER CORE; MONOLITHIC FORMS; TEST CONDITION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARCHITECTURE; ZINC ELECTRODES;

ZINC METALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84914690113     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am505266c     Document Type: Article

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