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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 096 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 096 (2024)
    Ultrathin Zincophilic Interphase Regulated Electric Double Layer Enabling Highly Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
    Yimei Chen1, Zhiping Deng1, Yongxiang Sun1, Yue Li1..., Hao Zhang1, Ge Li2, Hongbo Zeng1,* and Xiaolei Wang1,**|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
  • 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01312-1 Cite this Article
    Yimei Chen, Zhiping Deng, Yongxiang Sun, Yue Li, Hao Zhang, Ge Li, Hongbo Zeng, Xiaolei Wang. Ultrathin Zincophilic Interphase Regulated Electric Double Layer Enabling Highly Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 096 Copy Citation Text show less
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