Insights into the Chemical Nature and Formation Mechanisms of Discharge Products in Na-O2 Batteries by Means of Operando X-ray Diffraction

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 8472-8481

  Pinedo, R ^a   Weber, D A ^a   Bergner, B ^a   Schroder D ^a   Adelhelm, P ^a,b   Janek, J ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; OXYGEN; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

APPLIED POTENTIALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL; FORMATION MECHANISM; REAL-TIME INFORMATION; SODIUM PEROXIDE; SOLID DISCHARGE;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84966430988     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b00903     Document Type: Article

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