Electrochemically Treated TiO2 for Enhanced Performance in Aqueous Al-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Electrode Characterisation
3.2. Electrochemical Performance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Holland, A.; McKerracher, R.; Cruden, A.; Wills, R. Electrochemically Treated TiO2 for Enhanced Performance in Aqueous Al-Ion Batteries. Materials 2018, 11, 2090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112090
Holland A, McKerracher R, Cruden A, Wills R. Electrochemically Treated TiO2 for Enhanced Performance in Aqueous Al-Ion Batteries. Materials. 2018; 11(11):2090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112090
Chicago/Turabian StyleHolland, Alexander, Rachel McKerracher, Andrew Cruden, and Richard Wills. 2018. "Electrochemically Treated TiO2 for Enhanced Performance in Aqueous Al-Ion Batteries" Materials 11, no. 11: 2090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112090