Interfacial engineering of solid electrolytes

Journal of Materiomics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-32

  Luo, Jian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexion; Grain boundary; Interface; Ionic conduction; Solid electrolyte; Space charge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942039105     PISSN: 23528478     EISSN: 23528486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmat.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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