Methods-A Potential-Dependent Thiele Modulus to Quantify the Effectiveness of Porous Electrocatalysts

Wan, Charles Tai-Chieh; Alazmi, Amira; Darling, Robert M.; Chiang, Yet-Ming; Brushett, Fikile R.

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac34ce

Methods-A Potential-Dependent Thiele Modulus to Quantify the Effectiveness of Porous Electrocatalysts

Journal Article · 01 December 2021 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac34ce· OSTI ID:1988923

Wan, Charles Tai-Chieh; Alazmi, Amira; Darling, Robert M.; Chiang, Yet-Ming; Brushett, Fikile R.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR); U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences(United States Department of Energy (DOE)); Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Arabian Women at MIT; National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program(National Science Foundation (NSF))

OSTI ID:: 1988923

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 168, Issue 12

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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