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Title: Electro-chemo-mechanically Driven Ni Exsolution from (Pr,Ce,Ni)O 2−δ : Controlled Nucleation Density and Enhanced Electrode Kinetics
Award ID(s):
2309037
PAR ID:
10683452
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ISSN:
1944-8244
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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