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Electrochemical Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage

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Nanotechnology in Electrocatalysis for Energy

Part of the book series: Nanostructure Science and Technology ((NST,volume 170))

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After having reviewed the electrochemical concepts behind electrochemical energy conversion in Chap. 2, here we describe in some detail the architectures for the most commonly used devices.

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    Alessandro Lavacchi, Hamish Miller & Francesco Vizza

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Lavacchi, A., Miller, H., Vizza, F. (2013). Electrochemical Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage. In: Nanotechnology in Electrocatalysis for Energy. Nanostructure Science and Technology, vol 170. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8059-5_3

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