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Redox-active oxide molten salt composites as a new family of high-capacity thermal energy storage materials
This study introduces a new family of redox-active oxide molten salt (ROMS) composites for high-capacity thermal energy storage. Porous perovskite oxides serve as active support materials, facilitating thermochemical energy storage...
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- PAR ID:
- 10595364
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- ISSN:
- 2050-7488
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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