Electronic Structures and Li-Diffusion Properties of Group IV-V Layered Materials: Hexagonal Germanium Phosphide and Germanium Arsenide

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 41, 2016, Pages 23842-23850

  Shojaei, Fazel ^a   Kang, Hong Seok ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeonju University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION BARRIERS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GERMANIUM; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MONOLAYERS; STRAIN; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ACTIVATION BARRIERS; IN-PLANE DIRECTION; INTERLAYER REGIONS; LAYERED MATERIAL; MONOCLINIC PHASE; N-TYPE MATERIALS; RATE DETERMINING STEP; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84992377589     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07903     Document Type: Article

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