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Recent advances of structural/interfacial engineering for Na metal anode protection in liquid/solid-state electrolytes

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Carbon-supported T-Nb2O5 nanospheres and MoS2 composites with a mosaic structure for insertion–conversion anode materials

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A Critical Review on Room‐Temperature Sodium‐Sulfur Batteries: From Research Advances to Practical Perspectives

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Ca-K hybrid batteries: Combination of dendrite-free K plating/stripping on anode and selective Ca2+ insertion into cathode

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Interfacial modulation with homogeneous gallium phosphide protective layer enables dendrite-free and superior stable sodium metal anode

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Progress on Designing Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphases for Dendrite-Free Sodium Metal Anodes

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Emerging Solutions to Enable the Efficient Use of Sodium Metal Anodes: Progress and Perspectives

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Ultrastable Sodium/Potassium Metal Anode Enabled by a Multifunctional Interphase Layer with Enhanced Ion Transport Kinetics

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Recent advances in zinc sulfide-based anode regulation strategy for Na-ion batteries

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Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 97, 112847
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The effect of salt anion in ether‐based electrolyte for electrochemical performance of sodium‐ion batteries: A case study of hard carbon

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Carbon Energy, 2024, 6
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Ca2+‐Driven Enhancement of Anodic Performance and Sulfur Utilization for Magnesium–Sulfur Batteries

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Flexible Silicon/Titanium Dioxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Self-Standing Electrode with High Performance and High Stability for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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The Rational Design of Low‐Barrier Fluorinated Aluminum Substrates for Anode‑Free Sodium Metal Battery

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 13
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FeOHSO4@C Cathode with Low Strain and High Pseudocapacitance for Advanced Potassium‐Ion Batteries

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Electron-repulsion effect of anti-solvent strategy for long-cycle nickel sulfide-containing potassium-ion batteries

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Mechanistic insights and materials strategies for dendrite-free metal anodes in alkali and zinc batteries

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A Novel Anion Receptor Additive for −40 °C Sodium Metal Batteries by Anion/Cation Solvation Engineering

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Molecule Isolation Protective Interface Formed by Planar Additive for Stable Sodium Metal Anodes

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Weakly Coordinating Diluent Modulated Solvation Chemistry for High‐Performance Sodium Metal Batteries

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Zinc-substituted Fe-based Prussian blue analogues induce a weak Jahn-Teller effect to enhance stability of sodium ion batteries

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Carbon Nanotubes for Rechargeable Na/Cl2 Batteries

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A conjugated poly(p-phenylene) anode with Na-solvent co-insertion enables high-rate and low-temperature Na-ion batteries

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Recent developments in interface engineering strategies for stabilizing sodium metal anodes

Yuan Liu, Jinlin Yang, Meng Wang, Zejun Sun, Chonglai Jiang, Yuxiang Niu and Wei Chen

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Carbonate Ester‐Based Sodium Metal Battery with High‐Capacity Retention at −50 °C Enabled by Weak Solvents and Electrodeposited Anode

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Functional Electrolyte Additives for Sodium‐Ion and Sodium‐Metal Batteries: Progress and Perspectives

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Adv Funct Materials, 2024, 34
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A novel polyamine molten salt with excellent self-healing properties for binder-free electrodes in lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery anodes

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Preparation and Application of Thin‐Sodium Metal

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Small Science, 2024, 4
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Carbonate Ester‐Based Sodium Metal Battery with High‐Capacity Retention at −50 °C Enabled by Weak Solvents and Electrodeposited Anode

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A Novel Anion Receptor Additive for −40 °C Sodium Metal Batteries by Anion/Cation Solvation Engineering

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Anode-free sodium metal batteries: Current developments, strategies, and perspectives

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