Uniform MnO2 nanostructures supported on hierarchically porous carbon as efficient electrocatalysts for rechargeable Li-O2 batteries

Nano Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 156-164

  Han, Xiaopeng ^a   Cheng, Fangyi ^a   Chen, Chengcheng ^a   Hu, Yuxiang ^a   Chen, Jun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

catalyst; lithium oxygen batteries; manganese oxide; nanocomposite; oxygen electrochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922073796     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0604-y     Document Type: Article

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