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Park EJ, Jannasch P, Miyatake K, Bae C, Noonan K, Fujimoto C, Holdcroft S, Varcoe JR, Henkensmeier D, Guiver MD, Kim YS. Aryl ether-free polymer electrolytes for electrochemical and energy devices. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:5704-5780. [PMID: 38666439 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00186e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Anion exchange polymers (AEPs) play a crucial role in green hydrogen production through anion exchange membrane water electrolysis. The chemical stability of AEPs is paramount for stable system operation in electrolysers and other electrochemical devices. Given the instability of aryl ether-containing AEPs under high pH conditions, recent research has focused on quaternized aryl ether-free variants. The primary goal of this review is to provide a greater depth of knowledge on the synthesis of aryl ether-free AEPs targeted for electrochemical devices. Synthetic pathways that yield polyaromatic AEPs include acid-catalysed polyhydroxyalkylation, metal-promoted coupling reactions, ionene synthesis via nucleophilic substitution, alkylation of polybenzimidazole, and Diels-Alder polymerization. Polyolefinic AEPs are prepared through addition polymerization, ring-opening metathesis, radiation grafting reactions, and anionic polymerization. Discussions cover structure-property-performance relationships of AEPs in fuel cells, redox flow batteries, and water and CO2 electrolysers, along with the current status of scale-up synthesis and commercialization.
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- Eun Joo Park
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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- University of Yamanashi, Kofu 400-8510, Japan
- Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, South Korea
- KIST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul 02792, South Korea
- KU-KIST School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
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Li F, Chan SH, Tu Z. Recent Development of Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Performance Optimization Strategies: A Review. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300067. [PMID: 37350372 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
Abstract
Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) are the most promising low-temperature fuel cells and have received extensive attention. Compared to PEMFCs, the cost per unit of power can be significantly reduced for AEMFCs because, in theory, they allow the usage of non-precious metal catalysts and low-cost cell components. Owing to the development of advanced materials and performance improvement strategies, AEMFCs have achieved new records in both initial performance and durability. However, the high performance currently achieved is contingent on certain conditions, e. g., high Pt loading, large gas flowrates, and operation in pure O2 , which are far from practical applications. Therefore, the transition to commercially relevant performance and durability is the next goal of AEMFCs. This paper reviews the performance data of H2 -fueled AEMFCs since 2010 and summarizes possible performance optimization schemes, which can provide useful insights for developing next-generation AEMFCs.
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- Fangju Li
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 637553, Singapore
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Raslin A, Douglin JC, Kumar A, Fernandez-Dela-Mora M, Dekel DR, Gross Z. Size and Electronic Effects on the Performance of (Corrolato)cobalt-Modified Electrodes for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysis. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:14147-14151. [PMID: 37619251 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Considering the worldwide efforts for designing catalysts that are not based on platinum group metals while still reserving the many advantages thereof, this study focused on the many variables that dictate the performance of cathodes used for fuel cells, regarding the efficient and selective reduction of oxygen to water. This was done by investigating two kinds of porous carbon electrodes, modified by molecular cobalt(III) complexes chelated by corroles that differ very much in size and electron-withdrawing capability. Examination of the electronic effect uncovered shifts in the CoII/CoIII redox potentials and also large differences in the affinity of the cobalt center to external ligands. Spontaneous absorption of the catalysts was found to depend on the size of the corrole's substituents (C6F5 ≫ CF3 ≫ H) and the metal's axial ligands (PPh3 versus pyridine), as well as on the porosity of the carbon electrodes (BP2000 > Vulcan). The better-performing cobalt-based catalysts were almost as active and selective as 20% platinum on Vulcan in terms of the onset potential and the only 2-10% undesirable formation of hydrogen peroxide. Durability was also addressed by using the best-performing modified cathode in a proper anion-exchange membrane fuel cell setup, revealing very little voltage change during 12 h of operation.
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- Arik Raslin
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 Israel
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 Israel
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 Israel
- The Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 Israel
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Willdorf-Cohen S, Zhegur-Khais A, Ponce-González J, Bsoul-Haj S, Varcoe JR, Diesendruck CE, Dekel DR. Alkaline Stability of Anion-Exchange Membranes. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2023; 6:1085-1092. [PMID: 36937111 PMCID: PMC10016746 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.2c03689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Recently, the development of durable anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) has increased in intensity due to their potential to use low-cost, sustainable components. However, the decomposition of the quaternary ammonium (QA) cationic groups in the anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) during cell operation is still a major challenge. Many different QA types and functionalized polymers have been proposed that achieve high AEM stabilities in strongly alkaline aqueous solutions. We previously developed an ex situ technique to measure AEM alkaline stabilities in an environment that simulates the low-hydration conditions in an operating AEMFC. However, this method required the AEMs to be soluble in DMSO solvent, so decomposition could be monitored using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). We now report the extension of this ex situ protocol to spectroscopically measure the alkaline stability of insoluble AEMs. The stability ofradiation-grafted (RG) poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene)-(ETFE)-based poly(vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium) (ETFE-TMA) and poly(vinylbenzyltriethylammonium) (ETFE-TEA) AEMs were studied using Raman spectroscopy alongside changes in their true OH- conductivities and ion-exchange capacities (IEC). A crosslinked polymer made from poly(styrene-co-vinylbenzyl chloride) random copolymer and N,N,N',N'-tetraethyl-1,3-propanediamine (TEPDA) was also studied. The results are consistent with our previous studies based on QA-type model small molecules and soluble poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide) (PPO) polymers. Our work presents a reliable ex situ technique to measure the true alkaline stability of AEMs for fuel cells and water electrolyzers.
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- Sapir Willdorf-Cohen
- The
Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa3200003, Israel
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- The
Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa3200003, Israel
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University
of Surrey, GuildfordGU2 7XH, U.K.
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- The
Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa3200003, Israel
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University
of Surrey, GuildfordGU2 7XH, U.K.
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- Schulich
Faculty of Chemistry, Technion—Israel
Institute of Technology, Haifa3200003, Israel
- The
Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa3200003, Israel
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- The
Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa3200003, Israel
- The
Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa3200003, Israel
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Kisand K, Sarapuu A, Douglin JC, Kikas A, Treshchalov A, Käärik M, Piirsoo HM, Paiste P, Aruväli J, Leis J, Kisand V, Tamm A, Dekel DR, Tammeveski K. Templated Nitrogen-, Iron-, and Cobalt-Doped Mesoporous Nanocarbon Derived from an Alkylresorcinol Mixture for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Application. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Kaarel Kisand
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Str. 1, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Str. 1, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Str. 1, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51014Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51014Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Str. 1, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Str. 1, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003Haifa, Israel
- The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion − Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411Tartu, Estonia
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Chand K, Paladino O. Recent developments of membranes and electrocatalysts for the hydrogen production by Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysers: A review. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Performance optimization of PGM and PGM-free catalysts in anion-exchange membrane fuel cells. J Solid State Electrochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-022-05261-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Chatenet M, Pollet BG, Dekel DR, Dionigi F, Deseure J, Millet P, Braatz RD, Bazant MZ, Eikerling M, Staffell I, Balcombe P, Shao-Horn Y, Schäfer H. Water electrolysis: from textbook knowledge to the latest scientific strategies and industrial developments. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:4583-4762. [PMID: 35575644 PMCID: PMC9332215 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01079k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 89.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Replacing fossil fuels with energy sources and carriers that are sustainable, environmentally benign, and affordable is amongst the most pressing challenges for future socio-economic development. To that goal, hydrogen is presumed to be the most promising energy carrier. Electrocatalytic water splitting, if driven by green electricity, would provide hydrogen with minimal CO2 footprint. The viability of water electrolysis still hinges on the availability of durable earth-abundant electrocatalyst materials and the overall process efficiency. This review spans from the fundamentals of electrocatalytically initiated water splitting to the very latest scientific findings from university and institutional research, also covering specifications and special features of the current industrial processes and those processes currently being tested in large-scale applications. Recently developed strategies are described for the optimisation and discovery of active and durable materials for electrodes that ever-increasingly harness first-principles calculations and machine learning. In addition, a technoeconomic analysis of water electrolysis is included that allows an assessment of the extent to which a large-scale implementation of water splitting can help to combat climate change. This review article is intended to cross-pollinate and strengthen efforts from fundamental understanding to technical implementation and to improve the 'junctions' between the field's physical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, as well as stimulate much-needed exchange among these groups on challenges encountered in the different domains.
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- Marian Chatenet
- University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering and Management University Grenoble Alpes), LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Hydrogen Energy and Sonochemistry Research group, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Green Hydrogen Lab, Institute for Hydrogen Research (IHR), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
- The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering and Management University Grenoble Alpes), LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, ICMMO (UMR 8182), 91400 Orsay, France
- Elogen, 8 avenue du Parana, 91940 Les Ulis, France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Division of Materials Science and Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Intzestraße 5, 52072 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-13: Modelling and Simulation of Materials in Energy Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy, School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, The Electrochemical Energy and Catalysis Group, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany.
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Liang Z, Yang F, Li Y, Tang J, Dekel DR, He X. Designing the feasible membrane systems for CO2 removal from Air-fed Anion-Exchange membrane fuel cells. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kim HM, Hu C, Wang HH, Park JH, Chen N, Lee YM. Impact of side-chains in poly(dibenzyl-co-terphenyl piperidinium) copolymers for anion exchange membrane fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Biancolli ALG, Bsoul-Haj S, Douglin JC, Barbosa AS, de Sousa RR, Rodrigues O, Lanfredi AJ, Dekel DR, Santiago EI. High-performance radiation grafted anion-exchange membranes for fuel cell applications: Effects of irradiation conditions on ETFE-based membranes properties. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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