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Anionic redox processes for electrochemical devices

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Understanding and controlling anionic redox processes is pivotal for the design of new Li-ion battery and water-splitting materials.

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Figure 1: Triggering the anionic redox process in a solid.
Figure 2: Anionic redox process for OER and LIB materials.
Figure 3: Electrocatalysts with low redox potential for HER.

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We thank M. Gauthier, K. A. Stoerzinger and L. Giordano at MIT, M. Saubanère and M.-L. Doublet at the Institut Charles Gerhardt in Montpellier, and E. McCalla at Collège de France for discussion. J.-M.T. and A.G. acknowledges funding from the European Research Council (ERC) (FP/2014)/ERC Grant-Project 670116-ARPEMA.

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  1. Chimie du Solide et de l'Energie, FRE 3677, Collège de France, Paris Cedex 05, 75231, France

    A. Grimaud & J.-M. Tarascon

  2. Réseau sur le Stockage Electrochimique de l'Energie (RS2E), FR CNRS 3459, Amiens Cedex, 80039, France

    A. Grimaud & J.-M. Tarascon

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139, Massachusetts, USA

    A. Grimaud & Y. Shao-Horn

  4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139, Massachusetts, USA

    W. T. Hong & Y. Shao-Horn

  5. ALISTORE-European Research Institute, FR CNRS 3104, Amiens, 80039, France

    J.-M. Tarascon

  6. Sorbonne Université — UPMC Paris 06, Paris, 75005, France

    J.-M. Tarascon

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