Al-air batteries: Fundamental thermodynamic limitations from first-principles theory

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 175-179

  Chen, Leanne D ^a,b   Nørskov, Jens K ^a,b   Luntz, Alan C ^a  

^a SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; CORROSION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHEMICAL STABILIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES THEORY; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; MULTIELECTRON TRANSFER; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; SURFACE INTERMEDIATES;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84939207908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz502422v     Document Type: Article

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