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25 August 2016
ELECTROCHEMICAL STORAGE MATERIALS: SUPPLY, PROCESSING, RECYCLING AND MODELLING: Proceedings of the 2nd International Freiberg Conference on Electrochemical Storage Materials
11–12 June 2015
Freiberg, Germany
Research Article|
August 25 2016
Next-generation materials for electrochemical energy storage – Silicon and magnesium
Stefan Koller;
Stefan Koller
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VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH
, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Harald Kren;
Harald Kren
VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH
, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Martin Schmuck;
Martin Schmuck
VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH
, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Bernd Fuchsbichler;
Bernd Fuchsbichler
VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH
, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Christoph Stangl;
Christoph Stangl
VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH
, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Colin God;
Colin God
VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH
, Stremayrgasse 9, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Jürgen Garche
Jürgen Garche
VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH
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Corresponding author: s.koller@vartamicroinnovation.com
AIP Conf. Proc. 1765, 020007 (2016)
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Stefan Koller, Harald Kren, Martin Schmuck, Bernd Fuchsbichler, Christoph Stangl, Colin God, Jürgen Garche; Next-generation materials for electrochemical energy storage – Silicon and magnesium. AIP Conf. Proc. 25 August 2016; 1765 (1): 020007. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4961899
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