Empirical Understanding of Li-Ion Transport Through Hetero-Grain Boundaries Within Li-Electrolyte Interface for

Jung Been Park1, Myeongcho Jang2, Min Sang Kim1

  • 1School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.

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