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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 015 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 015 (2024)
    An Electrochemical Perspective of Aqueous Zinc Metal Anode
    Huibo Yan, Songmei Li, Jinyan Zhong*, and Bin Li**
    Author Affiliations
  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01227-x Cite this Article
    Huibo Yan, Songmei Li, Jinyan Zhong, Bin Li. An Electrochemical Perspective of Aqueous Zinc Metal Anode[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 015 Copy Citation Text show less
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