Transition Metal Chlorides NiCl2, KNiCl3, Li6VCl8and Li2MnCl4as Alternative Cathode Materials in Primary Li Thermal Batteries

Special thanks to AWE Plc for their support and funding for this work. The authors would also like to acknowledge the EPSRC Platform Grant EP/K015540/1 and the Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award WRMA 2012/R2.

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