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Regulating Sulfur Redox Kinetics by Coupling Photocatalysis for High-Performance Photo-Assisted Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

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Bipolar Polymeric Protective Layer for Dendrite-Free and Corrosion-Resistant Lithium Metal Anode in Ethylene Carbonate Electrolyte

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Toward Simultaneous Dense Zinc Deposition and Broken Side Reaction Loops in the Zn//V2O5 System

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Super-Ionic Conductor Soft Filler Promotes Li+ Transport in Integrated Cathode–Electrolyte for Solid-State Battery at Room Temperature

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Unveiling Confinement Engineering for Achieving High-Performance Rechargeable Batteries

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Self-Induced Dual-Layered Solid Electrolyte Interphase with High Toughness and High Ionic Conductivity for Ultra-Stable Lithium Metal Batteries

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Large Interlayer Distance and Heteroatom-Doping of Graphite Provide New Insights into the Dual-Ion Storage Mechanism in Dual-Carbon Batteries

Hu Xin, Ma Yitian, Qu Wenjie, Qian Ji, Li Yuetong, Chen Yi, Zhou Anbin, Wang Huirong, Zhang Fengling, Hu Zhengqiang, Huang Yongxin*, Li Li, Wu Feng, Chen Renjie*
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Bifunctional Dynamic Adaptive Interphase Reconfiguration for Zinc Deposition Modulation and Side Reaction Suppression in Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries

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Co-MOF as Stress-Buffered Architecture: An Engineering for Improving the Performance of NiS/SnO2 Heterojunction in Lithium Storage

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RegulatedIon/Electron-Conducting Interphase Enables Stable Zinc-Metal Anodes for Aqueous Zinc-Ions Batteries

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A New Candidate in Polyanionic Compounds for Potassium Ion Battery Anode: MXene Derived Carbon Coated π-Ti2O(PO4)2

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Constructing a Uniform and Stable Mixed Conductive Layer to Stabilize the Solid-State Electrolyte/Li Interface by Cold Bonding at Mild Conditions

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Lithium Salt Dissociation Promoted by 18-Crown-6 Ether Additive toward Dilute Electrolytes for High Performance Lithium Oxygen Batteries

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Carbon Neutrality Strategies for Sustainable Batteries: from Structure, Recycling, and Properties to Applications

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Spatially Confined LiF Nanoparticles in an Aligned Polymer Matrix as the Artificial SEI Layer for Lithium Metal Anodes

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Interfacial Designing of MnO2 Half-Wrapped by Aromatic Polymers for High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

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Achieving Sustainable and Stable Potassium-Ion Battery by Leaf-Bioinspired Nanofluidic Flow

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A Self-Regulated Electrostatic Shielding Layer toward Dendrite-Free Zn Batteries

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