eldfellite
English
Etymology
Named for type locality, Eldfell volcano, Heimaey, Iceland + -ite.
Noun
eldfellite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) The mineral NaFe(SO4)2 that may be used as a cathode in sodium-ion batteries
- 2016, Chol-Jun Yu, Song-Hyok Choe, Gum-Chol Ri, Un-Gi Jong, Song-Nam Hong, “First-principles Study of Crystal Structure and electronic properties of SIB cathode material-NaFe(SO)”, in arXiv:
- In this study crystal structure and electronic poperties of eldfellite, important to cathode material, are examined through the electronic structure methods based on density functional theory.
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References
- “eldfellite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.