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Title: Pyrrolidinium Ionic Liquid Electrolyte with Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and Bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide Anions: Lithium Solvation and Mobility, and Performance in Lithium Metal–Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries
Award ID(s):
1903259
PAR ID:
10183403
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume:
58
Issue:
50
ISSN:
0888-5885
Page Range / eLocation ID:
22587 to 22597
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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