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Chalcogenide Materials for Energy Conversion

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This chapter summarizes the basic principles of electrochemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Chalcogenide materials from well-defined structure phase to cluster-like material aspects are discussed.

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Alonso-Vante, N. (2018). Introduction. In: Chalcogenide Materials for Energy Conversion. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89612-0_1

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