Rate-Dependent Nucleation and Growth of NaO2 in Na-O2 Batteries

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2636-2643

  Ortiz Vitoriano, Nagore ^a,c   Batcho, Thomas P ^a,b   Kwabi, David G ^a,b   Han, Binghong ^a,b   Pour, Nir ^a   Yao, Koffi Pierre Claver ^a,b   Thompson, Carl V ^b   Shao Horn, Yang ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c CIC ENERGIGUNE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; NANOTUBES; REACTION KINETICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

BATTERY PERFORMANCE; DISCHARGE RATES; FORMATION MECHANISM; NANO-METER SCALE; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION KINETICS; RATE DEPENDENCE; SODIUM PEROXIDE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84947587230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00919     Document Type: Article

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