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Title: Triggering and Stabilizing Oxygen Redox Chemistry in Layered Li[Na 1/3 Ru 2/3 ]O 2 Enabled by Stable Li–O–Na Configuration
Award ID(s):
1809372
PAR ID:
10383316
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Energy Letters
Volume:
7
Issue:
7
ISSN:
2380-8195
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2349 to 2356
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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