High-throughput design and optimization of fast lithium ion conductors by the combination of bond-valence method and density functional theory

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Xiao, Ruijuan ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Chen, Liquan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 84942134760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep14227     Document Type: Article

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