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Zwitterionic Copolymer‐Supported Ionogel Electrolytes: Impacts of Varying the Zwitterionic Group and Ionic Liquid Identities
- Award ID(s):
- 1802729
- PAR ID:
- 10102041
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ChemElectroChem
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 9
- ISSN:
- 2196-0216
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 2482-2488
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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