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Anchieta CG, Francisco BAB, Júlio JPO, Trtik P, Bonnin A, Doubek G, Sanchez DF. LiOH Decomposition by NiO/ZrO 2 in Li-Air Battery: Chemical Imaging with Operando Synchrotron Diffraction and Correlative Neutron/X-Ray Computed-Tomography Analysis. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2301749. [PMID: 38183412 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Li-air batteries attract significant attention due to their highest theoretical energy density among all existing energy storage technologies. Currently, challenges related to extending lifetime and long-term stability limit their practical application. To overcome these issues and enhance the total capacity of Li-air batteries, this study introduces an innovative approach with NiO/ZrO2 catalysts. Operando advanced chemical imaging with micrometer spatial resolution unveils that NiO/ZrO2 catalysts substantially change the kinetics of crystalline lithium hydroxide (LiOH) formation and facilitate its rapid decomposition with heterogeneous distribution. Moreover, ex situ combined neutron and X-ray computed tomography (CT) analysis, provide evidence of distinct lithium phases homogeneously distributed in the presence of NiO/ZrO2 . These findings underscore the material's superior physico-chemical and electronic properties, with more efficient oxygen diffusion and indications of lower obstruction to its active sites, avoiding clogging in the active electrode, a common cause of capacity loss. Electrochemical tests conducted at high current density demonstrated a significant kinetic enhancement of the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions, resulting in improved charge and discharge processes with low overpotential. This pioneering approach using NiO/ZrO2 catalysts represents a step toward on developing the full potential of Li-air batteries as high-energy-density energy storage systems.
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- Advanced Energy Storage Division, Center for Innovation on New Energies (CINE), Laboratory of Advanced Batteries, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, 13083-852, Brazil
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- Advanced Energy Storage Division, Center for Innovation on New Energies (CINE), Laboratory of Advanced Batteries, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, 13083-852, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland
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- Advanced Energy Storage Division, Center for Innovation on New Energies (CINE), Laboratory of Advanced Batteries, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, 13083-852, Brazil
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland
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Zhou Y, Gu Q, Xin Y, Tang X, Wu H, Guo S. Orbital Coupling of PbO 7 Node in Single-Crystal Metal-Organic Framework Enhances Li-O 2 Battery Electrocatalysis. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:10600-10607. [PMID: 37942960 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Optimizing the local coordination environment of metal centers in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is crucial yet challenging for regulating the overpotential of lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries. Herein, we report the synthesis of a class of PbO7 nodes in a single crystal MOF (naphthalene-lead-MOF, known as Na-Pb-MOF) to significantly enhance the kinetics of both discharge and charge processes. Compared to the PbO6 node in the single-crystal tetramethoxy-lead-MOF (4OMe-Pb-MOF), the bond length between Pb and O in the PbO7 node of Na-Pb-MOF increases, resulting in weaker Pb 5d-O 2p orbital coupling, which optimizes the adsorption interaction toward intermediates, and thereby promotes the rate-determining steps of both the reduction of LiO2 to Li2O2 and the oxidation of LiO2 to O2 for reducing the activation energy of the overall reaction. Consequently, Li-O2 batteries based on Na-Pb-MOF electrocatalysts exhibit a low total charge-discharge overpotential of 0.52 V and an excellent cycle life of 140 cycles.
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- Yin Zhou
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue 83, Kowloon 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue 83, Kowloon 999077, China
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- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Zhang W, Zheng J, Wang R, Huang L, Wang J, Zhang T, Liu X. Water-Trapping Single-Atom Co-N 4 /Graphene Triggering Direct 4e - LiOH Chemistry for Rechargeable Aprotic Li-O 2 Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301391. [PMID: 37086134 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Lithium-oxygen (Li-O2 ) batteries have received extensive attention owing to ultrahigh theoretical energy density. Compared to typical discharge product Li2 O2 , LiOH has attracted much attention for its better chemical and electrochemical stability. Large-scale applications of Li-O2 batteries with LiOH chemistry are hampered by the serious internal shuttling of the water additives with the desired 4e- electrochemical reactions. Here, a metal organic framework-derived "water-trapping" single-atom-Co-N4 /graphene catalyst (Co-SA-rGO) is provided that successfully mitigates the water shuttling and enables the direct 4e- catalytic reaction of LiOH in the aprotic Li-O2 battery. The Co-N4 center is more active toward proton-coupled electron transfer, benefiting - direction 4e- formation of LiOH. 3D interlinked networks also provide large surface area and mesoporous structures to trap ≈12 wt% H2 O molecules and offer rapid tunnels for O2 diffusion and Li+ transportation. With these unique features, the Co-SA-rGO based Li-O2 battery delivers a high discharge platform of 2.83 V and a large discharge capacity of 12 760.8 mAh g-1 . Also, the battery can withstand corrosion in the air and maintain a stable discharge platform for 220 cycles. This work points out the direction of enhanced electron/proton transfer for the single-atom catalyst design in Li-O2 batteries.
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- Wenjing Zhang
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Cong C, Ma H. Advances of Electroactive Metal-Organic Frameworks. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207547. [PMID: 36631286 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The preparation of electroactive metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for applications of supercapacitors and batteries has received much attention and remarkable progress during the past few years. MOF-based materials including pristine MOFs, hybrid MOFs or MOF composites, and MOF derivatives are well designed by a combination of organic linkers (e.g., carboxylic acids, conjugated aromatic phenols/thiols, conjugated aromatic amines, and N-heterocyclic donors) and metal salts to construct predictable structures with appropriate properties. This review will focus on construction strategies of pristine MOFs and hybrid MOFs as anodes, cathodes, separators, and electrolytes in supercapacitors and batteries. Descriptions and discussions follow categories of electrochemical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs), pseudocapacitors (PSCs), and hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) for supercapacitors. In contrast, Li-ion batteries (LIBs), Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), Lithium-oxygen batteries (LOBs), Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), Sodium-sulfur batteries (SSBs), Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs), Zinc-air batteries (ZABs), Aluminum-sulfur batteries (ASBs), and others (e.g., LiSe, NiZn, H+ , alkaline, organic, and redox flow batteries) are categorized for batteries.
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- Cong Cong
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 21186, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 21186, China
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Zheng J, Zhang W, Wang R, Wang J, Zhai Y, Liu X. Single-Atom Pd-N 4 Catalysis for Stable Low-Overpotential Lithium-Oxygen Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2204559. [PMID: 36581502 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The critical challenge for Li-O2 batteries lies in the large charge overpotential, leading to undesirable side reactions and inferior cycle stability. Single-atom catalysts have shown promising prospects in expediting the kinetics of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for Li-O2 batteries. However, a present practical drawback is the limited understanding of the correlation between the unique atomic structures and the OER mechanism. Herein, a template-assisted strategy is reported to synthesize atomically dispersed Pd anchored on N-doped carbon spheres as cathode catalysts. Benefiting from the well-defined Pd-N4 moiety, the morphology and distribution of Li2 O2 products are distinctly regulated with optimized decomposition reversibility. Theoretical simulations reveal that the unique configuration of Pd-N4 will contribute to the electron transfer from Pd atoms to the adjacent N atoms, which turns the originally electroneutral Pd into positively charged and downshifts the d-band center and therefore weakens its adsorption energy with the intermediates. The Li-O2 batteries with Pd SAs/NC cathode achieve a charge overpotential of only 0.24 V and sustainable low-overpotential cycling stability (500 mA g-1 ), and can retain a low charge voltage to a very high capacity of 10 000 mAh g-1 . This work provides some insights into designing efficient single-atom catalysts for stable low-overpotential Li-O2 batteries.
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- Jian Zheng
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Rastegar S, Ahmadiparidari A, Singh SK, Zhang C, Hemmat Z, Dandu N, Counihan MJ, Bagheri M, Rojas T, Majidi L, Wang S, Jaradat A, Assary RS, Redfern PC, Mirbod P, Tepavcevic S, Subramanian A, Ngo AT, Curtiss LA, Salehi-Khojin A. A KMnO 4-Generated Colloidal Electrolyte for Redox Mediation and Anode Protection in a Li-Air Battery. ACS NANO 2022; 16:18187-18199. [PMID: 36326201 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The rechargeable lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery has the highest theoretical specific energy density of any rechargeable batteries and could transform energy storage systems if a practical device could be attained. However, among numerous challenges, which are all interconnected, are polarization due to sluggish kinetics, low cycle life, small capacity, and slow rates. In this study, we report on use of KMnO4 to generate a colloidal electrolyte made up of MnO2 nanoparticles. The resulting electrolyte provides a redox mediator for reducing the charge potential and lithium anode protection to increase cycle life. This electrolyte in combination with a stable binary transition metal dichalcogenide alloy, Nb0.5Ta0.5S2, as the cathode enables the operation of a Li-O2 battery at a current density of 1 mA·cm-2 and specific capacity ranging from 1000 to 10 000 mA·h·g-1 (corresponding to 0.1-1 mA·h·cm-2) in a dry air environment with a cycle life of up to 150. This colloidal electrolyte provides a robust approach for advancing Li-air batteries.
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- Sina Rastegar
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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Theoretical studies of metal-organic frameworks: Calculation methods and applications in catalysis, gas separation, and energy storage. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jiang Z, Wen B, Huang Y, Li H, Li F. Metal‐Organic Framework‐Based Lithium‐Oxygen Batteries. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202130. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zhuoliang Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Tianjin 300192 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Tianjin 300192 P. R. China
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