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Lithophilic conductive oxide-introduced dual-substrate deposition for high current density lithium metal batteries

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Unlocking high-performance lithium metal batteries through a unique solvation structure engineered using an ether solvent

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Molecularly engineered membrane-driven interphase stabilization of electrodes for Li||NCM811 cells under practical operating conditions

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Li0.95Na0.05FePO4 as a trifunctional additive to boost the electrochemical performance of cathodes in lithium–sulfur batteries

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Polymorph interface strategy presents avenues for kinetics-enhanced and dendrite-free lithium sulfur batteries

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Separators for Rechargeable Metal Batteries: Design Principles and Evaluation

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Interfacial regulation strategies and mechanisms of electrolyte additives in lithium metal batteries

Mingxu Wang, Yu Bai and Jianyong Li

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N-Doped CNT interlayer synthesized from CO2 for enhancing lithium-sulfur battery performance

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Progress and Perspectives of the Covalent Organic Frameworks in Boosting Ions Transportation for High‐Energy Density Li Metal Batteries

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Regulation of Interfacial Ion Transport via Honeycomb‐Architected Covalent Organic Frameworks for Lithium Metal Batteries

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De-solvation of heteroalkali cations enabling stable solid electrolyte interphase for dendrite-free lithium metal batteries

Aoyuan Chen, Junhao Wang, Wujie Yang, Lin Wang, Liang Zhou, Yu Qiao, Ping He and Haoshen Zhou

Nat Commun, 2025, 16
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Breaking the Dependence on High Chloridion Concentration: A Four‐Electron Zn‐I2 Batteries with Inorganic Colloid Electrolyte

Dan He, Yicai Pan, Gai Li, Haochen Sun, Fulong Li, Lutong Shan, Haoran Tu, Zhenyue Xing, Peng Rao, Min Chen, Fuhua Yang, Zhenye Kang, Wenjun Zhang, Yingjie Hua, Xinlong Tian and Xiaodong Shi

Adv Funct Materials, 2025
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Engineering Cathode–Electrolyte Interphase for High‐Performance Li–S Batteries

Anni Ai, Wei Wei, Kaijie Miao and Jiangqi Zhou

Carbon Neutralization, 2026, 5
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Solid‐State Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries: State‐of‐the‐Art and Perspectives

Jun Huang, Chen Li, Dongkai Jiang, Jingyi Gao, Lei Cheng, Guocheng Li, Hang Luo, Zheng‐Long Xu, Dong‐Myeong Shin, Yanming Wang, Yingying Lu and Yoonseob Kim

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
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Hydroxy-titanium pillared montmorillonite modified separator with strong adsorption and fast catalytic conversion of polysulfides enables high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

Hongyu Xiang, Yujie Kou, Tianxiu Du, Yang Tian, Huigang Zhang and Yong Wang

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Regulating the Manganese Valence State Improves the Kinetic Properties of Manganese‐Based Cathodes

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Bifunctional 6-bromohexanenitrile additive enhancing lithium anode protection and sulfur redox reactions for high-stability lithium-sulfur batteries

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Advancements in functionalized high-performance separators for lithium-sulfur batteries

Shuang Xia, Xuming Xu, Wenzhuo Wu, Yuhui Chen, Lili Liu, Gaojun Wang, Lijun Fu, Qiangyu Zhang, Tao Wang, Jiarui He and Yuping Wu

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Additive-induced interfacial chemistry: The key to next-generation lithium metal batteries

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Synergistic regulation of molecular additives for stabilization of lithium-metal batteries

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Constructing and deciphering quasi-triple protective layer for lithium metal anode stabilization via Ag-dispersed framework modulation

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The Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12-coated polyethylene terephthalate / Lyocell composite separator for lithium-ion batteries

Xuejiao Zhang, Chuyue Xing, Jin Long, Aojie Zhang, Yu Song, Songtong Zhang, Yun Liang and Jian Hu

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KSCN molten salt synthesis of hierarchical MoS2/NPC for rapid and durable sodium storage

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Realizing Persistent Lithium Protection and Revival with Dissolution‐Equilibrium‐Driven Sustainable Additives Reservoir

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Sandwich‐Structured PI‐FPU/Celgard/PI‐FPU Separator for Long‐Life Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries

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ChemSusChem, 2026, 19
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Efficient Zeolite Electrocatalysts for Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries: Synergistic Catalysis of Co Single Atom and CoO Nanoparticles Regulated by Pore Structure

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Realizing Persistent Lithium Protection and Revival with Dissolution‐Equilibrium‐Driven Sustainable Additives Reservoir

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Realizing High-Flux Li+ conduction and stable solid electrolyte interface by Iodine- and Amino-Functionalized MOFs doping in Solid-State electrolytes

Xingxing Zhang, Qingmei Su, Fang Zhang, Yvjie Lv, Weihao Shi, Liming Wang, Wenhuan Huang, Jun Zhang, Wenqi Zhao, Miao Zhang, Shukai Ding, Gaohui Du and Bingshe Xu

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A Separator with Double Layers Individually Modified by LiAlO2 Solid Electrolyte and Conductive Carbon for High‐performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Jie Song, Shuang Xia, Nan Wang, Jun Peng, Bohao Peng, Wenzhuo Wu, Lili Liu, Xinhai Yuan, Lijun Fu, Yuhui Chen and Yuping Wu

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
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Fluorine‐Decorated Metal‐Organic Framework Separators Enable Ion‐Screening Effects for Dendrite‐Free Zinc Deposition

Zhongliang Li, Zuchen Hong, Chenxu Yuan, Wenxi Ouyang, Jinghua Liu, Guiying Yang, Sai Liu, Yiling Fang, Ke Lei, Wenbin Wang, Ying Li, Hui Li, Liang Tan, Weihong Lu, Yuepeng Cai and Qifeng Zheng

Energy & Environ Materials, 2026, 9
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Stability regulation of catalysts in Li-S batteries

Han Zhang and Jiangqi Zhou

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