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Mixing, Fast and Slow: Assessing the Efficiency of Electronically Conductive Networks in Hard Carbon Anodes

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Coatings, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Start page: 689

Swansea University Authors: Anne Sawhney Orcid Logo, Jenny Baker Orcid Logo

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This work aimed to answer fundamental questions about the optimal processing and formulation of hard carbon electrodes typical of those anticipated in commercial sodium-ion cells. Procedurally simple tests were proposed to compare the effects of slurry mixing energy and conductive additives on the m...

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