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Sodium–sulfur system: Phase diagram, thermodynamic properties, electrochemical studies, and use in chemical current sources in the molten and solid states

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Published data on the phase diagram, thermodynamic properties, and electrochemical behavior of the sodium–sulfur system are considered. The use of this system in rechargeable chemical current sources (batteries) at different temperatures is discussed.

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Original Russian Text © A.G. Morachevskii, A.I. Demidov, 2017, published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 2017, Vol. 90, No. 5, pp. 521−536.

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Morachevskii, A.G., Demidov, A.I. Sodium–sulfur system: Phase diagram, thermodynamic properties, electrochemical studies, and use in chemical current sources in the molten and solid states. Russ J Appl Chem 90, 661–675 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427217050019

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