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Li 2.9 Fe 0.9 Zr 0.1 Cl 6 as Redox-Active Catholyte for Solid-State Li-Ion Batteries
- Award ID(s):
- 2108688
- PAR ID:
- 10547638
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry of Materials
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 20
- ISSN:
- 0897-4756
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: p. 10104-10112
- Size(s):
- p. 10104-10112
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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