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Electrolyte chemistry of adaptive hydrogen bonded domains for high voltage lithium metal batteries

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High-safety lithium metal pouch cells for extreme abuse conditions by implementing flame-retardant perfluorinated gel polymer electrolytes

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Working Principles of Lithium Metal Anode in Pouch Cells

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12
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Enhanced Kinetics and Dual‐Interfacial Stability in High‐Areal‐Loading Electrodes for Lithium Metal Batteries via Crosstalk‐Active Polymer‐Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

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Toward thin and stable anodes for practical lithium metal batteries: A review, strategies, and perspectives

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Three-dimensional structured nanoporous graphene/SnO2-based anode for high-power and high-energy-density lithium metal capacitors

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Molecular Engineering toward Robust Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Lithium Metal Batteries

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Lithium/Graphene Composite Anode with 3D Structural LiF Protection Layer for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries

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Template‐Catalyzed Mass Production of Size‐Tunable h‐BN Nanosheet Powders

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Industrializable interlayer with catalytic conversion of dead lithium for Ah–level Nickel–rich lithium metal batteries

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Achieving high discharge capacity of nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries using graphene nanoribbons synthesized via unzipping carbon nanotubes

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The role, formation and characterization of LiC6 in composite lithium anodes

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Understanding and Designing Lithiophilic Alloyed Metal Anodes for Practical Metal Batteries

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Bilayer solid-electrolyte interphase structure enables a 440 Wh kg−1 lithium metal pouch cell to achieve 130 cycles

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Structural insights into solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on lithium metal anode: From design strategies to the stability evaluation

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Recent Advances in Fabrication Technologies for Lithium Metal Anodes

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Restraining the escape of lattice oxygen enables superior cyclic performance towards high-voltage Ni-rich cathodes

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