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Title: An ab initio investigation on the electronic structure, defect energetics, and magnesium kinetics in Mg 3 Bi 2

Abstract

We show that vacancy creation and relativistic spin–orbit coupling play a crucial role in promoting fast Mg-ion conduction of Mg 3 Bi 2 .

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Chemistry, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
  2. Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1469743
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1465221
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry A Journal Volume: 6 Journal Issue: 35; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Lee, Jeongjae, Monserrat, Bartomeu, Seymour, Ieuan D., Liu, Zigeng, Dutton, Siân E., and Grey, Clare P. An ab initio investigation on the electronic structure, defect energetics, and magnesium kinetics in Mg 3 Bi 2. United Kingdom: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1039/C7TA11181A.
Lee, Jeongjae, Monserrat, Bartomeu, Seymour, Ieuan D., Liu, Zigeng, Dutton, Siân E., & Grey, Clare P. An ab initio investigation on the electronic structure, defect energetics, and magnesium kinetics in Mg 3 Bi 2. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA11181A
Lee, Jeongjae, Monserrat, Bartomeu, Seymour, Ieuan D., Liu, Zigeng, Dutton, Siân E., and Grey, Clare P. Mon . "An ab initio investigation on the electronic structure, defect energetics, and magnesium kinetics in Mg 3 Bi 2". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA11181A.
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title = {An ab initio investigation on the electronic structure, defect energetics, and magnesium kinetics in Mg 3 Bi 2},
author = {Lee, Jeongjae and Monserrat, Bartomeu and Seymour, Ieuan D. and Liu, Zigeng and Dutton, Siân E. and Grey, Clare P.},
abstractNote = {We show that vacancy creation and relativistic spin–orbit coupling play a crucial role in promoting fast Mg-ion conduction of Mg 3 Bi 2 .},
doi = {10.1039/C7TA11181A},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry A},
number = 35,
volume = 6,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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