A rapid and scalable method for making mixed metal oxide alloys for enabling accelerated materials discovery

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1596-1607

  Ajayi, Babajide Patrick ^a   Kumari, Sudesh ^a   Jaramillo Cabanzo, Daniel ^a   Spurgeon, Joshua ^a   Jasinski, Jacek ^a   Sunkara, Mahendra ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Pyrolysis; Spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY STORAGE; MANGANESE; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METASTABLE PHASES; PYROLYSIS; SCALABILITY; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

COMPOSITIONAL CONTROL; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGES; HIGH-PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURES; NICKEL FERRITE NANOPARTICLE; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; SOLID SOLUTION PHASIS; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES;

METALS;

EID: 84974603845     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2016.92     Document Type: Article

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