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Aluminum-Air Batteries: Materials Related Research*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2013

Arturo Maimoni*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Abstract:

The aluminum-air power cell is being developed as a power supply for general purpose electric vehicles because it can provide them with the range, acceleration performance, and rapid refueling capability of current internal combustion engine vehicles. This paper describes the general characteristics of the systems and the materials research effort sponsored by DOE to improve the characteristics of the air and aluminum electrodes.

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Technical Features
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract W-7405-Eng-48.

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