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Hao Liu,# Liyuan Zhao,# Yusheng Ye,* Xintao Yang, Yongxin Zhang, Qianya Li, Ruixing Li, Han Liu, Biao Huang, Feng Wu, Renjie Chen,* and Li Li*

Chemical Reviews

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Nicotinamide Solid Cosolvent Enhanced Two-Electron Zinc Peroxide Chemistry for Stable Neutral Zinc-Air Batteries

Chen Nuo, Lai Jingning*, Zhang Fengling, Sun Wen, Li Bohua, Sun Lipu, Zhan Yu, Wang Jixiang, Chen Nan, Li Li, Wu Feng, Chen Renjie*

Nano Letters

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Insights into the Geometric Properties and Electrochemical Behavior of Printable Zinc Powder Anodes

Du Jiahao, Luo Chong*, Guo Yafei, Lv Ruixin, Cao Yangyang, Liu Yi, Yang Mingfang, Guo Xingming*, Li Li, Wu Feng, Chen Renjie*

Advanced Functional Materials

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Confinement-Regulated Lamellar Interphase with Enhanced Dielectric Environments for Lithium Metal Batteries

Lv Ruixin, Luo Chong*, Wang Ke, Tang Wangming, Liu Bingran, Liu Yi, Li Yang, Li Li, Wu Feng, Chen Renjie*

ACS Nano

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Self-Sacrificial Templated Lithium Manganese Oxide as a Longevous Cathode: The Intermarriage of Oxygen Defects and Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Glass

Zhou Jian-En, Li Yilin, Zou Mingyan, Hu Xin, Miao Xinshuang, Xie Xinxian, Lin Xiaoming*, Qian Ji, Yang Chao*, Chen Renjie*

Advanced Functional Materials

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Strengthened O-H Bonds in an Aqueous Electrolyte for Nonflammable Li-Ion Batteries

Li Shengxi, Shang Yanxin*, Ren Xuening, Zhao Anqi, Chen Nan, Li Li, Wu Feng, Chen Renjie*

ACS Nano

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Cofactor-Assisted Weakly Solvated Electrolytes for Low-Temperature Charging of Graphite Anode

Tian Jianing, Chen Nan*, Feng Mai, Sun Lipu, Yang Binbin, Zhang Fengling. Wu Feng, Chen Renjie*

Advanced Functional Materials

DOI： 10.1002/adfm.202504252

Coassembly of Ultrathin Lithium with Dual Lithium-Free Electrodes for Long-Lasting Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile Batteries

Wang Hongyi , Ye Yusheng*, Liu Hao, Li Qianya, Wang Ke, Sun Sisheng, Wu Feng, Renjie Chen*, Li Li

Nano Letters

DOI： 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05550

Tiny-Ligand Solvation Electrolyte Enabled Fast-charging Aqueous Batteries

Shang Yanxin, Chen Nan*, Li Yuejiao*, Chen Shi, Li Zhujie, Li Shengxi, Ren Xuening, Ye Yusheng, Li Li, Wu Feng, Chen Renjie*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

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Hopping-Phase Ion Bridge Enables Fast Li+ Transport in Functional Garnet-Type Solid-State Battery at Room Temperature

Yang Binbin, Chen Nan*, Tian Jianing, Sun Lipu, Deng Chenglong, Shang Yanxin, Liu Zixin, Wu Ningning, Zhao Liyuan, Wu Feng, Xia Dingguo, Chen Renjie*

Advanced Materials

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Electrochemical Energy Storage toward Extreme Conditions: Driving Human Exploration beyond Current Boundaries

Shang Yanxin#, Huang Yongxin#, Li Li, Wu Feng, Chen Renjie*

Chemical Reviews

DOI： 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00863

Learning from nature: Biomimicry in secondary batteries

Ning Zhang, Yongxin Huang*, Yanjun Fan, Botao Zhang, Shengyu Gao, Qianqian Meng, Li Li, Feng Wu, Renjie Chen*

Materials Today

DOI： 10.1016/j.mattod.2024.11.009

Synergy of In Situ Heterogeneous Interphases with Hydrogen Bond Reconstruction Enabling Highly Reversible Zn Anode at −40 °C

Anbin Zhou, Huirong Wang, Xin Hu, Zhengqiang Hu, Yi Zhao, Botao Zhang, Yongxin Huang,* Yanhua Cui, Yixiu Cui, Li Li, Feng Wu, and Renjie Chen*

Advanced Functional Materials

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Machine Learning Assisted Design of High‐Entropy Alloy Interphase Layer for Lithium Metal Batteries

Chenxi Xu, Teng Zhao,* Ke Wang, Tianyang Yu, Wangming Tang, Li Li, Feng Wu,and Renjie Chen*

Advanced Functional Materials

DOI： 10.1002/adfm.202425487

Machine learning-assisted design of oxygen-containing inorganic coating materials on a separator for lithium metal anodes

Chenxi Xu, Teng Zhao,* Ji Qian, Ke Wang, Tianyang Yu, Wangming Tang, Li Li, Feng Wu and Renjie Chen *

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

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Low-Entropy and Fast-Li + -Conducting Electrolyte with Cascade Reaction-Induced Robust Interphase for Fast-Charging Lithium Metal Batteries

Yao Li, Tianyang Xue, Jin Yan, Yi Chen, Keqing Shi, Tong Lian, Ji Qian *，Renjie Chen*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

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Reutilization and upcycling of spent graphite for sustainable lithium-ion batteries: progress and perspectives

Xueqian Li , Chenglong Deng , Mengyao Liu , Jiawei Xiong , Xiaodong Zhang , Qiaoyi Yan , Jiao Lin , Cen Chen , Feng Wu , Yi Zhao , Renjie Chen , Li Li

eScience

DOI： 10.1016/j.esci.2025.100394

Surface engineering enabling efficient upcycling of highly degraded layered cathodes

Qingrong Huang , Xiaodong Zhang , Xiaowei Lv , Jiao Lin , Zhongsheng Dai , Ersha Fan , Renjie Chen , Feng Wu , Li Li 1,

Advanced Materials

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A room temperature rechargeable Li-LiNO3 battery with high capacity

Zhengqiang Hu , Fengling Zhang , Feng Wu , Li Li, Renjie Chen

Proc Natl Acad Sci USA

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Direct Recycling of Spent LiFePO4 Cathodes Through Photocatalytic Correction of Anti-Site Defects

XiaoWei Lv , Jiao Lin , Xuan Sun , QingRong Huang , XiaoDong Zhang , TianYang Yu , ErSha Fan , YuSheng Ye , RenJie Chen , Feng Wu ， Li Li

Advanced Materials

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