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Title: Relevance of Chemical vs. Electrochemical Oxidation of Tunable Carbene Iridium Complexes for Catalytic Water Oxidation: Relevance of Chemical vs. Electrochemical Oxidation of Tunable Carbene Iridium Complexes for Catalytic Water Oxidation
Award ID(s):
1764353
NSF-PAR ID:
10138732
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume:
2020
Issue:
10
ISSN:
1434-1948; EJIC
Page Range / eLocation ID:
p. 801-812
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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