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Mechanochemical synthesis of tin nanowires for anodes in Li+ ion secondary batteries

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Mechanochemical synthesis of tin nanowires for anodes in Li+ ion secondary batteries. / Tapia-Ruiz, Nuria; Nithya, C.; Jayakrishnan, Sobha et al.
In: Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, Vol. 59, No. 10, 10.2012, p. 1190-1195.

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Tapia-Ruiz, N, Nithya, C, Jayakrishnan, S, Gopukumar, S & Gregory, DH 2012, 'Mechanochemical synthesis of tin nanowires for anodes in Li+ ion secondary batteries', Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 1190-1195. https://doi.org/10.1002/jccs.201200199

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Tapia-Ruiz, N., Nithya, C., Jayakrishnan, S., Gopukumar, S., & Gregory, D. H. (2012). Mechanochemical synthesis of tin nanowires for anodes in Li+ ion secondary batteries. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 59(10), 1190-1195. https://doi.org/10.1002/jccs.201200199

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Tapia-Ruiz N, Nithya C, Jayakrishnan S, Gopukumar S, Gregory DH. Mechanochemical synthesis of tin nanowires for anodes in Li+ ion secondary batteries. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. 2012 Oct;59(10):1190-1195. Epub 2012 Jul 13. doi: 10.1002/jccs.201200199

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Tapia-Ruiz, Nuria ; Nithya, C. ; Jayakrishnan, Sobha et al. / Mechanochemical synthesis of tin nanowires for anodes in Li+ ion secondary batteries. In: Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. 2012 ; Vol. 59, No. 10. pp. 1190-1195.

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