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Innovations in non-flammable and flame-retardant electrolytes for safer lithium-ion batteries

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Environmentally friendly process design for furan-based long-chain diester production aiming for bio-based lubricants

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Electrolyte engineering for thermally stable Li–S batteries operating from –20 °C to 100 °C

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Significant suppression of exothermic heat flow in silicon anodes via in situ polymerization of phosphonium ionic liquids

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Multilevel regulation of Li+-solvent interaction for fluorophosphate-based nonflammable electrolyte enabling lithium-ion batteries with long calendar life

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Carbon Dioxide Capture and Functionalization from a Molecular Ti(III) Oxo Anion

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Molecular‐Level Design of High Flash Point Solvents Enables High‐Safety and Dual‐Function Chemical Presodiation of Hard Carbon and Alloy Anodes for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14
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Phenyl-Reinforced Uniform Chains: Triblock Copolyether Plasticizer Refining the Strength and Conductivity of PEO Electrolyte

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Sustainable Electrolytes: Design Principles and Recent Advances

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Carbon Dioxide Capture and Functionalization from a Molecular Ti(III) Oxo Anion

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Recent advances in fast-charging lithium-ion batteries: Mechanism, materials, and future opportunities

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Toward Stable and Safe Zinc Metal Anodes in Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries

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Constructing the coordination and shielding layers with sodium benzenesulfonate to stabilize the Zn anode

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Topological Structure Design of Ether Solvents for Lithium Storage Chemistry in Graphite Anode

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Current trends and recent strategies to overcome battery safety issues

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Tuning the End Alkyl Chain of the Ether Solvent to Stabilize the Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces in the NCM-Li Battery

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High‐Temperature and High‐Voltage Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium‐Metal Batteries: Integrating Hybrid Molecular Engineering and In Situ Polymerization Strategy

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Unveiling the Role of DMAP for the Se-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Alcohols: A Mechanism Study

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ACS Omega, 2024
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Optimized few-layer MoS2 confined in carbon bowls via pore filling and chemical bond enabling fast kinetics for high-rate potassium storage

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Structural Engineering of Hard–Soft Carbon Hybrid Anodes for Ultrafast and Ultradurable Potassium‐Ion Storage

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Combined Effect of Fluoride Enables the Stable Charging–Discharging Cycle of Carbonate-Based Li-Ion Pouch Cells at −30 °C

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Tailoring anion-dominant solvation environment by steric-hindrance effect and competitive coordination for fast charging and stable cycling lithium metal batteries

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Designing Pyrrolidinium-Based Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Energy Storage: Thermal and Electrical Behaviour of Ternary Mixtures with Lithium Salt and Carbonates

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Designing Nonflammable Liquid Electrolytes for Safe Li‐Ion Batteries

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Integrated Experimental and Computational Exploration of the Role of Electrolyte Additives in Micron Silicon

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Synergistic structural engineering and fluorine doping strategy in hard carbon for fast and stable potassium-ion storage

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Miniature Li+ solvation by symmetric molecular design for practical and safe Li-metal batteries

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Recent advances and challenges of eco-friendly Ni-rich cathode slurry systems in lithium-ion batteries

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Thermal runaway prevention through scalable fabrication of safety reinforced layer in practical Li-ion batteries

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Emerging Issues and Opportunities of 2D Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Architectures for Supercapacitors

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Enhancing Cycling Stability of Lithium Metal Batteries with Nonflammable Electrolytes Using 4-Chloroanisole as a Cosolvent

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Functionalization design of zinc anode for advanced aqueous zinc‐ion batteries

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Efficient Ion Percolating Network for High‐Performance All‐Solid‐State Cathodes

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Hybridizing carbonate and ether at molecular scales for high-energy and high-safety lithium metal batteries

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