Mitigating Lattice Distortion of High-Voltage LiCoO2 via Core-Shell Structure Induced by Cationic Heterogeneous Co-Doping for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Zezhou Lin; Ke Fan; Tiancheng Liu; Zhihang Xu; Gao Chen; Honglei Zhang; Hao Li; Xuyun Guo; Xi Zhang; Ye Zhu; Peiyu Hou; Haitao Huang

doi:10.1007/s40820-023-01269-1

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