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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 164 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 164 (2024)
    Amphipathic Phenylalanine-Induced Nucleophilic–Hydrophobic Interface Toward Highly Reversible Zn Anode
    Anbin Zhou1、†, Huirong Wang1、†, Fengling Zhang1, Xin Hu1, Zhihang Song1, Yi Chen1, Yongxin Huang1、2、*, Yanhua Cui4, Yixiu Cui4, Li Li1、2、3, Feng Wu1、2、3, and Renjie Chen1、2、3、**
    Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Advanced Technology Research Institute, Beijing Institute of Technology, Jinan 250300, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Institute of Electronic Engineering, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01380-x Cite this Article
    Anbin Zhou, Huirong Wang, Fengling Zhang, Xin Hu, Zhihang Song, Yi Chen, Yongxin Huang, Yanhua Cui, Yixiu Cui, Li Li, Feng Wu, Renjie Chen. Amphipathic Phenylalanine-Induced Nucleophilic–Hydrophobic Interface Toward Highly Reversible Zn Anode[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 164 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Anbin Zhou, Huirong Wang, Fengling Zhang, Xin Hu, Zhihang Song, Yi Chen, Yongxin Huang, Yanhua Cui, Yixiu Cui, Li Li, Feng Wu, Renjie Chen. Amphipathic Phenylalanine-Induced Nucleophilic–Hydrophobic Interface Toward Highly Reversible Zn Anode[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 164
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