Advanced analytical electron microscopy for lithium-ion batteries

NPG Asia Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Qian, Danna ^a,b   Ma, Cheng ^a   More, Karren L ^a   Meng, Ying Shirley ^b   Chi, Miaofang ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMART POWER GRIDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANALYTICAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC RESOLUTION; BATTERY MATERIALS; BATTERY OPERATION; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; SMART GRID APPLICATIONS;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84991018027     PISSN: 18844049     EISSN: 18844057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/am.2015.50     Document Type: Review

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