Recharging the batteries
JUN 01, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/1.4797135
Abruña replies: From an electrochemical point of view, anodes are where oxidations take place, and cathodes are where reductions take place. But in discussing batteries, the terms “anode” and “cathode” typically relate to the discharge process of a rechargeable battery: Anode and cathode correspond to negative and positive electrodes, respectively.
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Héctor Abruña, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US .
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