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Eco‐Friendly Binders for High‐Capacity Silicon Anodes and Sustainable Metal‐Ion Batteries: A Focus on Water‐Based and Bio‐Based Alternatives

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A branched hydrogen-bonded cross-linking fluorine-free waterborne binder for highly stable lithium-ion battery

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Facile synthesis of snowflake-like FeO(OH) with guiding agent for lithium-ion batteries and photocatalysis applications

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Covalently cross-linked waterborne polyurethane acrylate network binder for low-expansion silicon / carbon anode

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