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Nano-Micro Letters
Vol. 16, Issue 1, 141 (2024)

Enabling an Inorganic-Rich Interface via Cationic Surfactant for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries

Zejun Sun^1、†, Jinlin Yang^1、†,*, Hongfei Xu¹, Chonglai Jiang^1、4, Yuxiang Niu¹, Xu Lian¹, Yuan Liu¹, Ruiqi Su¹, Dayu Liu¹, Yu Long^1、4, Meng Wang^1、4, Jingyu Mao³, Haotian Yang^1、4, Baihua Cui^1、4, Yukun Xiao^1、4, Ganwen Chen^1、4, Qi Zhang¹, Zhenxiang Xing⁵, Jisheng Pan⁵, Gang Wu^2、**, and Wei Chen^{1、3、4、***}

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore

²Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Institute of High-Performance Computing, 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis, Singapore 138632, Singapore

³Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117542, Singapore

⁴Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, People’s Republic of China

⁵Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Innovis, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore

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DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01364-x Cite this Article

Zejun Sun, Jinlin Yang, Hongfei Xu, Chonglai Jiang, Yuxiang Niu, Xu Lian, Yuan Liu, Ruiqi Su, Dayu Liu, Yu Long, Meng Wang, Jingyu Mao, Haotian Yang, Baihua Cui, Yukun Xiao, Ganwen Chen, Qi Zhang, Zhenxiang Xing, Jisheng Pan, Gang Wu, Wei Chen. Enabling an Inorganic-Rich Interface via Cationic Surfactant for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 141 Copy Citation Text

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Zejun Sun, Jinlin Yang, Hongfei Xu, Chonglai Jiang, Yuxiang Niu, Xu Lian, Yuan Liu, Ruiqi Su, Dayu Liu, Yu Long, Meng Wang, Jingyu Mao, Haotian Yang, Baihua Cui, Yukun Xiao, Ganwen Chen, Qi Zhang, Zhenxiang Xing, Jisheng Pan, Gang Wu, Wei Chen. Enabling an Inorganic-Rich Interface via Cationic Surfactant for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 141

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