Visualizing Current-Dependent Morphology and Distribution of Discharge Products in Sodium-Oxygen Battery Cathodes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Schröder, Daniel ^a   Bender, Conrad L ^a   Osenberg, Markus ^b   Hilger, André ^b   Manke, Ingo ^b   Janek, Jürgen ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 84963971800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep24288     Document Type: Article

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