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Vol. 15, Issue 1, 234 (2023)

Demystifying the Salt-Induced Li Loss: A Universal Procedure for the Electrolyte Design of Lithium-Metal Batteries

Zhenglu Zhu^1,2, Xiaohui Li³, Xiaoqun Qi¹, Jie Ji¹..., Yongsheng Ji², Ruining Jiang², Chaofan Liang¹, Dan Yang², Ze Yang^3,*, Long Qie^1,** and Yunhui Huang¹|Show fewer author(s)

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¹State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mold Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 Hubei, People’s Republic of China

²Institute of New Energy for Vehicles, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China

³Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People’s Republic of China

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Zhenglu Zhu, Xiaohui Li, Xiaoqun Qi, Jie Ji, Yongsheng Ji, Ruining Jiang, Chaofan Liang, Dan Yang, Ze Yang, Long Qie, Yunhui Huang. Demystifying the Salt-Induced Li Loss: A Universal Procedure for the Electrolyte Design of Lithium-Metal Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2023, 15(1): 234 Copy Citation Text

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Zhenglu Zhu, Xiaohui Li, Xiaoqun Qi, Jie Ji, Yongsheng Ji, Ruining Jiang, Chaofan Liang, Dan Yang, Ze Yang, Long Qie, Yunhui Huang. Demystifying the Salt-Induced Li Loss: A Universal Procedure for the Electrolyte Design of Lithium-Metal Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2023, 15(1): 234

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