• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 1, 045 (2025)
Xuanlong He1, Jie Peng1, Qingyun Lin2, Meng Li3..., Weibin Chen1, Pei Liu1, Tao Huang4, Zhencheng Huang1, Yuying Liu1, Jiaojiao Deng1, Shenghua Ye1, Xuming Yang1, Xiangzhong Ren1, Xiaoping Ouyang1,5, Jianhong Liu1,6, Biwei Xiao3,*, Jiangtao Hu1,** and Qianling Zhang1,***|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Graphene Composite Research Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Center of Electron Microscopy, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
  • 3GRINM (Guangdong) Research Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, Foshan, Guangdong 528051, People’s Republic of China
  • 4College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People’s Republic of China
  • 5School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People’s Republic of China
  • 6Shenzhen Eigen-Equation Graphene Technology Co. Ltd, Shenzhen, 518000, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01546-7 Cite this Article
    Xuanlong He, Jie Peng, Qingyun Lin, Meng Li, Weibin Chen, Pei Liu, Tao Huang, Zhencheng Huang, Yuying Liu, Jiaojiao Deng, Shenghua Ye, Xuming Yang, Xiangzhong Ren, Xiaoping Ouyang, Jianhong Liu, Biwei Xiao, Jiangtao Hu, Qianling Zhang. Sulfolane-Based Flame-Retardant Electrolyte for High-Voltage Sodium-Ion Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 045 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Xuanlong He, Jie Peng, Qingyun Lin, Meng Li, Weibin Chen, Pei Liu, Tao Huang, Zhencheng Huang, Yuying Liu, Jiaojiao Deng, Shenghua Ye, Xuming Yang, Xiangzhong Ren, Xiaoping Ouyang, Jianhong Liu, Biwei Xiao, Jiangtao Hu, Qianling Zhang. Sulfolane-Based Flame-Retardant Electrolyte for High-Voltage Sodium-Ion Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 045
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