Intrinsic Conductivity in Sodium-Air Battery Discharge Phases: Sodium Superoxide vs Sodium Peroxide

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3852-3860

  Yang, Sheng ^a   Siegel, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PEROXIDES; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

BULK CONDUCTIVITIES; DENSITY FUNCTIONALS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS; ELECTRICAL INSULATORS; ELECTROLYTE DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRONIC COMPONENT; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTRINSIC CONDUCTIVITY;

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EID: 84931264964     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b00285     Document Type: Article

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