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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 075 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 075 (2024)
    Design Strategies for Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries with High Zinc Utilization: From Metal Anodes to Anode-Free Structures
    Xianfu Zhang1, Long Zhang1,*, Xinyuan Jia1, Wen Song1, and Yongchang Liu1,2,**
    Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01304-1 Cite this Article
    Xianfu Zhang, Long Zhang, Xinyuan Jia, Wen Song, Yongchang Liu. Design Strategies for Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries with High Zinc Utilization: From Metal Anodes to Anode-Free Structures[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 075 Copy Citation Text show less
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