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Enhancing surface oxygen retention through Mn doping in LiNiO2 cathode for next-generation lithium-ion batteries

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Mechanically and Chemically Co‐Robust Ni‐Rich Cathodes with Ultrahigh Capacity and Prolonged Cycle Life

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A first-principle study on the properties of Zr-doped Ni-rich cathode for Li-ion batteries

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Engineering Geometric Active Sites in Cobalt Spinel Oxides for Energy and Environmental Catalysis

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Designing Reliable Cathode System for High‐Performance Inorganic Solid‐State Pouch Cells

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Tuning the Electronic Structure of Niobium Oxyphosphate/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites by Vanadium‐Doping for High‐Performance Na+ Storage Application

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Unraveling the roles of Al, Mn and Co in the Ni-rich cathode material for Li-ion batteries

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Stabilizing a Nickel-Rich (LiNi0.89Co0.055Mn0.055O2) Cathode Material by Doping Zirconium or Molybdenum: A First-Principles Study

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First-Principles Calculations of the Atomic Structure and Electronic Structure of F-Doped Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Effect of Magnesium Substitution on Electrochemical Performances of Layered LiNiO2 Cathode Materials

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Study on d0 transition metals doped Ni-rich cathode materials for Li-ion batteries: Insights from first-principles calculations

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Safety Issues of Layered Nickel-Based Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Origin, Strategies and Prospects

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The insights into the effect of Mg doping on the LiNiO2 cathode with Li/Ni dual sites

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Electrochemical performance of Sr-doped NCM 811 (SrxLi1-xNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2) material for Li-ion storage

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Unveiling the impact of thulium doping for boosting the performance of Bi4V2O11 nanostructure-based asymmetric supercapacitors

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A Cobalt Enrichment Strategy for Suppressing the 4.2 V Adverse Phase Transition in Ni-Rich Layered Materials

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Enhanced electrochemical performance of LiV2O4-coated and V4+-doped LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathode for lithium-ion batteries

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A First-Principles Study on the Structure and Electronic Structure of Ti-Doped Spinel LiMn2O4 for Li-Ion Batteries

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Boosting anionic redox through lithium doping in P2-layered cathode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries

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Maximizing the energy density and stability of Ni-rich layered cathode materials with multivalent dopants via machine learning

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First-Principles Investigation of the Effects of Sb Doping on the Layered LiCoO2 Cathode for Li-Ion Batteries

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A review of problems and solutions in Ni-rich cathode-based Li-ion batteries from two research aspects: Experimental studies and computational insights

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A modification strategy for synthesizing single-crystal LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 with superior electrochemical performance

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