Structure and stability of lithium superoxide clusters and relevance to Li-O2 batteries

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 813-819

  Das, Ujjal ^a   Lau, Kah Chun ^a   Redfern, Paul C ^a   Curtiss, Larry A ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

disproportionation kinetics; G4MP2; high spin clusters; nucleation and growth

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; DIMERS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; LITHIUM; OXYGEN; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

DISCHARGE MECHANISMS; DISPROPORTIONATIONS; G4MP2; HIGH SPINS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; RING SHAPED STRUCTURES; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84962339171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500084e     Document Type: Article

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