A facile approach to synthesize stable CNTs@MnO electrocatalyst for high energy lithium oxygen batteries

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Luo, Wen Bin ^a   Chou, Shu Lei ^a   Wang, Jia Zhao ^a   Zhai, Yu Chun ^b   Liu, Hua Kun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84950142159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep08012     Document Type: Article

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