Instability of poly(ethylene oxide) upon oxidation in lithium air batteries

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 6947-6955

  Harding, Jonathon R ^a   Amanchukwu, Chibueze V ^a   Hammond, Paula T ^a   Shao Horn, Yang ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; ETHYLENE; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

APPLIED POTENTIALS; OXIDATION PRODUCTS; OXYGENATED ENVIRONMENTS; POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE) (PEO); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER LI-ION BATTERY; RADICAL FORMATION; RATE OF REACTION;

LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES;

EID: 84926442860     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp511794g     Document Type: Article

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