B4C as a stable non-carbon-based oxygen electrode material for lithium-oxygen batteries

Song, Shidong; Xu, Wu; Cao, Ruiguo; Luo, Langli; Engelhard, Mark H.; Bowden, Mark E.; Liu, Bin; Estevez, Luis; Wang, Chong-Min; Zhang, Ji-Guang

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.01.042

Title: B4C as a stable non-carbon-based oxygen electrode material for lithium-oxygen batteries

Journal Article · 28 February 2017 · Nano Energy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.01.042 · OSTI ID:1460883

Song, Shidong; Xu, Wu; Cao, Ruiguo; Luo, Langli; Engelhard, Mark H.; Bowden, Mark E.; Liu, Bin; Estevez, Luis; Wang, Chong-Min; Zhang, Ji-Guang

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1460883

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1344641; OSTI ID: 22912889

Journal Information:: Nano Energy, Journal Name: Nano Energy Journal Issue: C Vol. 33; ISSN 2211-2855

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Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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