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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 150 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 150 (2024)
    Structural Engineering of Anode Materials for Low-Temperature Lithium-Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Prospects
    Guan Wang1,2, Guixin Wang2, Linfeng Fei4,*, Lina Zhao5, and Haitao Zhang1,3,**
    Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
  • 3School of Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, People’s Republic of China
  • 4School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Key Laboratory of Polymer and Catalyst Synthesis Technology of Liaoning Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01363-y Cite this Article
    Guan Wang, Guixin Wang, Linfeng Fei, Lina Zhao, Haitao Zhang. Structural Engineering of Anode Materials for Low-Temperature Lithium-Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Prospects[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 150 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Guan Wang, Guixin Wang, Linfeng Fei, Lina Zhao, Haitao Zhang. Structural Engineering of Anode Materials for Low-Temperature Lithium-Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Prospects[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 150
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