• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 1, 015 (2025)
Yan Zhao1,2, Qiang Yuan2, Liting Yang3, Guisheng Liang3..., Yifeng Cheng4, Limin Wu5,*, Chunfu Lin1,2,** and Renchao Che1,3,4,***|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Physics, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Academy for Engineering & Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Zhejiang Laboratory, Hangzhou, 311100, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01497-z Cite this Article
    Yan Zhao, Qiang Yuan, Liting Yang, Guisheng Liang, Yifeng Cheng, Limin Wu, Chunfu Lin, Renchao Che. “Zero-Strain” NiNb2O6 Fibers for All-Climate Lithium Storage[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 015 Copy Citation Text show less
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