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Xin Yang, Yuxi Shen, Linman Zhang and Yueming Li

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Fabrication of a synergistic dual-functional layer-modified Cu current collector using a Co-FCVA apparatus for high-performance anode-free lithium metal batteries

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Advances in anode current collectors with a lithiophilic gradient for lithium metal batteries

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Strategic Inorganic‐Rich Hybrid Layer Designs for Superior Charge Transport Kinetics in Stabilizing 3D Lithium Metal Hosts

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First-principles DFT study of Janus MoSY (Y=Se, Te) monolayers as high-performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries

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Electronic-ionic bi-functional conduction β-Li3PS4-coated graphene hollow spheres as a highly stable lithium metal anode skeleton

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Enabling highly reversible Zn anode via an interfacial preferentially adsorbed additive containing nucleophilic groups

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Carving Metal–Organic–Framework Glass Based Solid–State Electrolyte Via a Top–Down Strategy for Lithium–Metal Battery

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Computational design of two-dimensional materials as Li-ion battery anode

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Activation and Stabilization Strategies of Aluminum Metal Anode Toward High Performance Aqueous Al Metal Batteries

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Interface engineering and safety in solid-state batteries: Advancing from human-centered insights to AI-driven innovations

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Adjusting Ion Diffusion Kinetics of Li Deposition Enabled by an Elastic Porous Melamine Sponge Host for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes

Yueli Hu, Yuejiao Chen, Xiaodong Wang, Peng Zhou, Lirong He, Libao Chen and Mingyu Zhang

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Analysis of Aging and Degradation in Lithium Batteries Using Distribution of Relaxation Time

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Lithiophilic-equipotential: Synchronous multiphase lithiophilic modification realizing stable Li-Cu-Mg alloy anode

Hao Yu, Yuanjun Wang, Junqian Bai, Yingchun Ding, Qiang Zhao, Aijun Zhou, Chaohui Wei, Hong Li and Jingze Li

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Electrode‐Specific Janus Separator Towards High‐Performance Lithium Metal Batteries

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Zwitterionic materials for aqueous Zn-based energy storage devices: Current developments and perspective

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A review on copper current collector used for lithium metal batteries: Challenges and strategies

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3D Host Design Strategies Guiding “Bottom–Up” Lithium Deposition: A Review

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14
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Synergy of constructing robust hybrid interphase and weakly solvating electrolyte for low-temperature aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Hetero-metallic lithiophilic sites to assist sustained diffusion-deposition of Li+ toward stable lithium metal anodes

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Deep understanding of lithium deposition mechanisms in lithium metal anode porous hosts by combining phase-field simulations with experimental verification

Hao Yang, Shenglan Yang, Lijun Zhang and Libao Chen

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A modified separator based on ternary mixed-oxide for stable lithium metal batteries

Zhanghua Fu, Guang Xia, Jiajia Ye, Zhiqiang Zheng, Jing Wang, Zhongwen Zhang, Cheng Hu and Chuanzhong Chen

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Fluorocarbon interlayer enhancing fast ion transport for low-temperature lithium metal batteries

Zhen Yang, Changding Wang, Zhongsheng Wang, Siru He, Tiancheng You, An Wang, Youliang Jin, Lin Mei, Shaozhen Huang, Yuejiao Chen and Libao Chen

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Carving Metal–Organic–Framework Glass Based Solid–State Electrolyte Via a Top–Down Strategy for Lithium–Metal Battery

Yang Xiang, Ning Yu, Jianbo Li, Huixiang Xu, Shuang Chen, Yufan Xia, Zhen Luo, Xu Li, Zhu Liu, Maowen Xu, Yinzhu Jiang and Xuan Zhang

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Gradient Host for Bottom-Up Deposition of Lithium Metal Anode

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Stabilizing lithium metal anodes: Regulation nucleation-growth-passivation behavior with a multifunctional skeleton

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Unveiling the Mystery of LiF within Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium Batteries

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Electrolyte engineering for optimizing anode/electrolyte interface towards superior aqueous zinc-ion batteries: A review

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Accelerating Desolvation Process and Achieving Dendrite‐Free Zn Anode Via Dielectric Filler‐assisted Artificial Hybrid Interphase

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Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025, 9
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PVD coatings on open-cell 3D foams for electrochemical applications: A review

Loris Chavée, Stéphane Lucas, Nicolas Stein, Thierry Brousse and Emile Haye

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Exploring optimal Li composite electrode anodes for lithium metal batteries through in situ X-ray computed tomography

Fengcheng Tang, Dan Li, Xiaoyu Liu, Haifeng Huang, Chen Wu, André Hilger, Henning Markötter, Fabian Wilde, Ingo Manke, Fu Sun and Libao Chen

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Nanosecond Pulsed Laser‐Assisted Deposition to Construct a 3D Quasi‐Gradient Lithiophilic Skeleton for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes

Yu Hui, Yingbin Wu, Wenping Sun, Xudong Sun, Gang Huang and Zhaolin Na

Adv Funct Materials, 2023, 33
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Phase Field Simulation of the Deposition Behavior of Structured Lithium Metal Batteries

Jing Liu, Shu Li, Huiyu Liu, Shaojie Song, Fujie Zheng and Minghua Chen

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