Surface Patterning of Metal Zinc Electrode with an In-Region Zincophilic Interface for High-Rate and Long-Cycle-Life Zinc Metal Anode

Tian Wang; Qiao Xi; Kai Yao; Yuhang Liu; Hao Fu; Venkata Siva Kavarthapu; Jun Kyu Lee; Shaocong Tang; Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing; Wei Ai; Jae Su Yu

doi:10.1007/s40820-024-01327-2

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