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Inner-Sphere Electron Transfer Enabling Highly Reversible Mn2+/MnO2 Conversion toward Energy-Dense Electrolytic Zinc–Manganese Batteries

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Zn2+ Storage via Conversion Chemistry of α‐MnO2 in an Organic Electrolyte

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High‐Energy Aqueous S‐MnO2 Batteries with Redox Charge Carriers

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Electrochemical Failure Mechanism of δ‐MnO2 in Zinc Ion Batteries Induced by Irreversible Layered to Spinel Phase Transition

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Pre‐Intercalation of TMA Cations in MoS2 Interlayers for Fast and Stable Zinc Ion Storage

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Zinc-based Batteries with Binary Zn²⁺/Na⁺ Aqueous Electrolytes

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Aqueous eutectic electrolytes suppress oxygen and hydrogen evolution for long-life Zn||MnO2 dual-electrode-free batteries

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Weakening the Space Charge Layer Effect Through Tethered Anion Electrolyte and Piezoelectric Effect Toward Ultra‐Stable Zinc Anode

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Ion‐Regulating Membranes with Surface‐Enriched Charge Networks Enabling Stable Zinc‐Manganese Flow Batteries

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Dual-Site Mn-Doped Vanadate Cathodes Involving Vanadium and Manganese Dual Redox Chemistry for High-Energy Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

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Scalable in situ construction of a conformal hydroxy double salt–based artificial SEI for stable aqueous Zn anodes

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A Tiron Redox Mediator Enabling Dominant Two‐Electron Transfer Energy Storage in MnO2 Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zn Batteries

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Activating Progressive Sn2+ Nucleation by Micellar Structure Electrolyte for Dead-Sn-Free Aqueous Batteries

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Artificially interconnected ion-diffusion nanochannels in ion-indiffusible phase-conversion cathodes for rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries

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Molecular engineering strategies of ammonium vanadates for advanced zinc-ion storage

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Recent progress and perspectives on energy storage mechanisms for rechargeable Zn//MnO2 batteries

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Deciphering the Competitive Charge Storage Chemistry of Metal Cations and Protons in Aqueous MnO2-Based Supercapacitors

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Enhancing the efficiency of two-electron zinc-manganese batteries enabled by Glycine complexation of manganese ions and compatibility with zinc anodes

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Electron‐Driven‐Proton Intercalation in δ‐MnO2 to Unlock Fast‐Charging Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

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Electrolyte Decoupling Strategy for Metal Oxide‐Based Zinc‐Ion Batteries Free of Crosstalk Effect

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Revealing and Quantifying Carbon Corrosion in Aqueous Manganese-Based Batteries

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An Fe3+-Responsive MnO2/Mn2+ Cathode for Zinc-Ion Batteries: Fe3+ Incorporated into MnO2 during Charging Accelerates its Dissolution during Discharging

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Colloidal electrolyte–mediated dispersion and transport mechanism: Enhancing stability and efficiency of MnO2-based slurry flow battery

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Influence of Al2(SO4)3 Electrolyte Additive on Cell Potential and Reaction Mechanism in Aqueous Acidic Zn–MnO2 Batteries

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Long organic-inorganic hybrid nanowires as high performance cathode materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries

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Defect-Rich Manganese–Iron Oxides Nanoarchitecture Delivered High Specific Capacity and Synergetic Zn2+ Redox Storage/ZSH-Assisted Deposition–Dissolution Mechanism

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High‐Energy Aqueous S‐MnO2 Batteries with Redox Charge Carriers

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V2CTx//MnO2 Based Zinc‐Ion Hybrid Micro‐Supercapacitors with High Energy Density for Wearable Electronic Devices

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Unraveling the “Gap‐Filling” Mechanism of Multiple Charge Carriers in Aqueous Zn‐MoS2 Batteries

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Zn2+ Storage via Conversion Chemistry of α‐MnO2 in an Organic Electrolyte

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High-voltage mild aqueous zinc-manganese battery with two-electron transfer accessed by aluminum ion regulation

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Synergistic Zn2+/H+ transport realized by proline-induced hydrogen-bond networks in high-performance MnO2 cathode

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A General Chemical Prepotassiation Strategy for Boosting the Zn‐Storage Performance of Polymorphic MnO2 Cathodes

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2D-on-2D Mott–Schottky 1T-MoS2 Heterostructure with Rich Defects and an Expanded Interlayer for Enhanced Zn-Storage

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Revisiting Membrane‐Free Zn–Mn Redox Flow Batteries: An Innovative Universal Aspartic Acid Additive for Superior Stability

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Opportunities for Aqueous Electrolytic Zinc–Manganese Batteries

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A General Chemical Prepotassiation Strategy for Boosting the Zn‐Storage Performance of Polymorphic MnO2 Cathodes

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A comprehensive review of advances in MnO cathodes for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Concentration-regulated solvation chemistry enabling stable zinc interfaces in organic electrolyte

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Tailoring Materials Design for Aqueous Energy Storage and Conversion through Electrochemical Reconstruction

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Nanocellulose‐Induced “Surface‐Lock” Engineering: Curbing the Dissolution of MnO2 for High‐Performance Zn–MnO2 Flexible Electrodes

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Unraveling the “Gap‐Filling” Mechanism of Multiple Charge Carriers in Aqueous Zn‐MoS2 Batteries

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Thermodynamically engineered V3O7/V6O13 heterojunction enable high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries through cooperative dual-phase storage

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Rescue of dead MnO2 for stable electrolytic Zn–Mn redox-flow battery: a metric of mediated and catalytic kinetics

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A comprehensive review of strategies to augment the performance of MnO2 cathode by structural modifications for aqueous zinc ion battery

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In Situ Electrochemical Oxidation for High‐Energy‐Density Aqueous Batteries: Mechanisms, Materials, and Prospects

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A new high-electrode-potential cathode material of Mn2O3 for acidic aqueous rechargeable cells

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New Insights to Electrolyte Design for Aqueous Zinc-Manganese Dioxide Batteries: The Role of Anion Complexes and pH Dynamics

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From “Lab Prototype” to “Practical Device”: Cycling Stability Challenges of MnO2‐Based Cathodes for Zinc‐Ion Batteries

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Molecular Crowding Agent Modified Polyanionic Gel Electrolyte for Zinc Ion Batteries Operating at 100 °C

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