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Title: Nanoscale Iron Redistribution during Thermochemical Decomposition of CaTi 1–x Fe x O 3−δ Alters the Electrical Transport Pathway: Implications for Oxygen-Transport Membranes, Electrocatalysis, and Photocatalysis
Award ID(s):
2042638
PAR ID:
10392147
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Chemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Nano Materials
Volume:
6
Issue:
3
ISSN:
2574-0970
Page Range / eLocation ID:
p. 1620-1630
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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