Theoretical investigation of Chevrel phase materials for cathodes accommodating Ca2+ ions

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 306, Issue , 2016, Pages 431-436

  Smeu, Manuel ^a,b,c   Hossain, Md Sazzad ^b   Wang, Zi ^b   Timoshevskii, Vladimir ^a   Bevan, Kirk H ^b   Zaghib, Karim ^a  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Chevrel phase; Density functional theory; Secondary battery

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM; CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; INTERCALATION; IONS; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

AB INITIO METHOD; BATTERY MATERIALS; CATH-ODE MATERIALS; CHEVREL PHASE; ION DIFFUSION; REDOX CENTERS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; VOLTAGE PROFILE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84951311236     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.12.009     Document Type: Article

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