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Yuan Z, Zhang H, Li X. Ion conducting membranes for aqueous flow battery systems. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:7570-7588. [PMID: 29876555 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03058h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Flow batteries, aqueous flow batteries in particular, are the most promising candidates for stationary energy storage to realize the wide utilization of renewable energy sources. To meet the requirement of large-scale energy storage, there has been a growing interest in aqueous flow batteries, especially in novel redox couples and flow-type systems. However, the development of aqueous flow battery technologies is at an early stage and their performance can be further improved. As a key component of a flow battery, the membrane has a significant effect on battery performance. Currently, the membranes used in aqueous flow battery technologies are very limited. In this feature article, we first cover the application of porous membranes in vanadium flow battery technology, and then the membranes in most recently reported aqueous flow battery systems. Meanwhile, we hope that this feature article will inspire more efforts to design and prepare membranes with outstanding performance and stability, and then accelerate the development of flow batteries for large scale energy storage applications.
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- Zhizhang Yuan
- Division of Energy Storage, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China.
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So S, Cha MS, Jo SW, Kim TH, Lee JY, Hong YT. Hydrophilic Channel Alignment of Perfluoronated Sulfonic-Acid Ionomers for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:19689-19696. [PMID: 29851455 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b03985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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It is known that uniaxially drawn perfluoronated sulfonic-acid ionomers (PFSAs) show diffusion anisotropy because of the aligned water channels along the deformation direction. We apply the uniaxially stretched membranes to vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) to suppress the permeation of active species, vanadium ions through the transverse directions. The aligned water channels render much lower vanadium permeability, resulting in higher Coulombic efficiency (>98%) and longer self-discharge time (>250 h). Similar to vanadium ions, proton conduction through the membranes also decreases as the stretching ratio increases, but the thinned membranes show the enhanced voltage and energy efficiencies over the range of current density, 50-100 mA/cm2. Hydrophilic channel alignment of PFSAs is also beneficial for long-term cycling of VRFBs in terms of capacity retention and cell performances. This simple pretreatment of membranes offers an effective and facile way to overcome high vanadium permeability of PFSAs for VRFBs.
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- Soonyong So
- Membrane Research Center , Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology , Daejeon 34114 , South Korea
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- Membrane Research Center , Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology , Daejeon 34114 , South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Hanyang University , Seoul 04763 , South Korea
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- Membrane Research Center , Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology , Daejeon 34114 , South Korea
- Department of Polymer Engineering , Chungnam National University , Daejeon 34134 , South Korea
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- Membrane Research Center , Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology , Daejeon 34114 , South Korea
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- Membrane Research Center , Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology , Daejeon 34114 , South Korea
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- Membrane Research Center , Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology , Daejeon 34114 , South Korea
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Surface wormlike morphology control of polysulfone/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) membranes by tuning the two-stage phase separation and their thermo-responsive permselectivity. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.03.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Effect of polyphenol-polyamine treated polyethylene separator on the ionic conduction and interface properties for lithium-metal anode batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhang L, Ding Y, Zhang C, Zhou Y, Zhou X, Liu Z, Yu G. Enabling Graphene-Oxide-Based Membranes for Large-Scale Energy Storage by Controlling Hydrophilic Microstructures. Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Chen D, Chen X, Ding L, Li X. Advanced acid-base blend ion exchange membranes with high performance for vanadium flow battery application. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Symmetrical polysulfone/poly(acrylic acid) porous membranes with uniform wormlike morphology and pH responsibility: Preparation, characterization and application in water purification. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ma T, Pan Z, Miao L, Chen C, Han M, Shang Z, Chen J. Porphyrin-Based Symmetric Redox-Flow Batteries towards Cold-Climate Energy Storage. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:3158-3162. [PMID: 29363241 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201713423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Electrochemical energy storage with redox-flow batteries (RFBs) under subzero temperature is of great significance for the use of renewable energy in cold regions. However, RFBs are generally used above 10 °C. Herein we present non-aqueous organic RFBs based on 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin (H2 TPP) as a bipolar redox-active material (anode: [H2 TPP]2- /H2 TPP, cathode: H2 TPP/[H2 TPP]2+ ) and a Y-zeolite-poly(vinylidene fluoride) (Y-PVDF) ion-selective membrane with high ionic conductivity as a separator. The constructed RFBs exhibit a high volumetric capacity of 8.72 Ah L-1 with a high voltage of 2.83 V and excellent cycling stability (capacity retention exceeding 99.98 % per cycle) in the temperature range between 20 and -40 °C. Our study highlights principles for the design of RFBs that operate at low temperatures, thus offering a promising approach to electrochemical energy storage under cold-climate conditions.
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- Ting Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Ma T, Pan Z, Miao L, Chen C, Han M, Shang Z, Chen J. Porphyrin-Based Symmetric Redox-Flow Batteries towards Cold-Climate Energy Storage. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201713423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Ting Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; 94 Weijin Road Tianjin 300071 China
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Lu W, Li X, Zhang H. The next generation vanadium flow batteries with high power density - a perspective. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:23-35. [PMID: 29218355 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07456e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) have received increasing attention due to their attractive features for large-scale energy storage applications. However, the relatively high cost and severe polarization of VFB energy storage systems at high current densities restrict their utilization in practical industrial applications. Optimization of the performance of key VFB materials, including electrodes, electrolytes and membranes, can realize simultaneous minimization of polarization and capacity decay. The power density and energy density of VFBs are thus simultaneously enhanced. Moreover, relevant theoretical mechanisms and foundations based on virtual investigations of VFB models and simulations can guide these optimizations. The improved power density and energy density can reduce the cost of VFB energy storage systems, accelerating their successful industrialization. In this perspective, modification methods to optimize the performance of key VFB materials and investigations of models and simulations of VFBs will be discussed. Therefore, the available ideas and approaches will be provided to direct further improvements in the power density and energy density of VFB systems.
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- Wenjing Lu
- Division of energy storage, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China.
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Ding Y, Zhang C, Zhang L, Zhou Y, Yu G. Molecular engineering of organic electroactive materials for redox flow batteries. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:69-103. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00569e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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With high scalability and independent control over energy and power, redox flow batteries (RFBs) stand out as an important large-scale energy storage system.
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- Yu Ding
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin
- USA
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Jiang X, Zhu X, Ai X, Yang H, Cao Y. Novel Ceramic-Grafted Separator with Highly Thermal Stability for Safe Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:25970-25975. [PMID: 28722396 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b05535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The separator is a critical component of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which not only allows ionic transport while it prevents electrical contact between electrodes but also plays a key role for thermal safety performance of LIBs. However, commercial separators for LIBs are typically microporous polyolefin membranes that pose challenges for battery safety, due to shrinking and melting at elevated temperature. Here, we demonstrate a strategy to improve the thermal stability and electrolyte affinity of polyethylene (PE) separators. By simply grafting the vinylsilane coupling reagent on the surface of the PE separator by electron beam irradiation method and subsequent hydrolysis reaction into the Al3+ solution, an ultrathin Al2O3 layer is grafted on the surface of the porous polymer microframework without sacrificing the porous structure and increasing the thickness. The as-synthesized Al2O3 ceramic-grafted separator (Al2O3-CGS) shows almost no shrinkage at 150 °C and decreases the contact angle of the conventional electrolyte compared with the bare PE separator. Notably, the full cells with the Al2O3-CGSs exhibit better cycling performance and rate capability and also provide stable open circuit voltage even at 170 °C, indicating its promising application in LIBs with high safety and energy density.
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- Xiaoyu Jiang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Collaboration Innovation Center of Non-power Nuclear Technology , Xianning 437100, China
- School of Nuclear Technology & Chemistry and Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology , Xianning 437100, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China
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Zhao D, Zhang Q, Chen W, Yi X, Liu S, Wang Q, Liu Y, Li J, Li X, Yu H. Highly Flexible and Conductive Cellulose-Mediated PEDOT:PSS/MWCNT Composite Films for Supercapacitor Electrodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:13213-13222. [PMID: 28349683 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b01852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Recent improvements in flexible electronics have increased the need to develop flexible and lightweight power sources. However, current flexible electrodes are limited by low capacitance, poor mechanical properties, and lack of cycling stability. In this article, we describe an ionic liquid-processed supramolecular assembly of cellulose and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene for the formation of a flexible and conductive cellulose/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) PEDOT:poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) composite matrix. On this base, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated into the matrix to fabricate an MWCNT-reinforced cellulose/PEDOT:PSS film (MCPP), which exhibited favorable flexibility and conductivity. The MCPP-based electrode displayed comprehensively excellent electrochemical properties, such as a low resistance of 0.45 Ω, a high specific capacitance of 485 F g-1 at 1 A g-1, and good cycling stability, with a capacity retention of 95% after 2000 cycles at 2 A g-1. An MCPP-based symmetric solid-state supercapacitor with Ni foam as the current collector and PVA/KOH gel as the electrolyte exhibited a specific capacitance of 380 F g-1 at 0.25 A g-1 and achieved a maximum energy density of 13.2 Wh kg-1 (0.25 A g-1) with a power density of 0.126 kW kg-1 or an energy density of 4.86 Wh kg-1 at 10 A g-1, corresponding to a high power density of 4.99 kW kg-1. Another kind of MCPP-based solid-state supercapacitor without the Ni foam showed excellent flexibility and a high volumetric capacitance of 50.4 F cm-3 at 0.05 A cm-3. Both the electrodes and the supercapacitors were environmentally stable and could be operated under remarkable deformation or high temperature without damage to their structural integrity or a significant decrease in capacitive performance. Overall, this work provides a strategy for the fabrication of flexible and conductive energy-storage films with ionic liquid-processed cellulose as a medium.
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- Dawei Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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- Division of Energy Storage, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin 150040, P. R. China
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