Solvating additives drive solution-mediated electrochemistry and enhance toroid growth in non-aqueous Li-O2 batteries

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-56

  Aetukuri, Nagaphani B ^a   McCloskey, Bryan D ^a,b,c   Garciá, Jeannette M ^a   Krupp, Leslie E ^a   Viswanathan, Venkatasubramanian ^d   Luntz, Alan C ^a,e  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84922801308     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2132     Document Type: Article

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