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Tang F, Pang J, Yang J, Kuang X, Mao A. Two-dimensional functionalized MBene Mg 2B 3T (T = O, H, and F) monolayers as anode materials for high-performance K-ion batteries. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024. [PMID: 39344897 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp02402h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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Two-dimensional metal borides have received attention as high performance battery anode materials. During the practical application, the 2D surface terminalization is an inevitable problem. This study employs first-principles calculations to investigate the termination of the Mg2B3 monolayer with O, H, F, and Cl groups. These structures' stabilities are examined through energetic, mechanical, kinetic and thermodynamic stability studies. Electronic property analysis shows that Mg2B3T (T = O, H, F, and Cl) monolayers are all metallic. Calculated results reveal that the Mg2B3O, Mg2B3H, and Mg2B3F monolayers exhibit high K ion storage capacities (up to 826 mA h g-1, 980 mA h g-1, and 804 mA h g-1, respectively), with diffusion barriers of 0.338 eV, 0.490 eV, and 0.507 eV, respectively. More importantly, the calculated in-plane lattice constants of the substrate materials exhibit a minimal variation and the observed volume expansion is almost negligible (less than 0.08%) during the entire potassization process, which is much lower than that of the pristine Mg2B3 monolayer. This structural stability is attributed to the presence of surface functional groups. These results provide helpful insights into designing and discovering other high-capacity anode materials for batteries.
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- Fengzhang Tang
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
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Liu HY, Zhang B, Wang ZY. Dirac t-Boron Nitride Monolayer as an Appealing Binder-Free Anode for Alkali Metal Ion Batteries. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:1524-1533. [PMID: 38166436 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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The development of universal anode materials with superlative electrochemical performance poses a great challenge for rechargeable alkali metal (AM) ion battery technologies. In the present work, the viability of the gapless Dirac t-BN (tetragonal boron nitride) monolayer as a lightweight binder-free anode has been systematically evaluated via comprehensive first-principles calculations. Aside from the desirable electronic conductivity, the t-BN monolayer exhibits an excellent ionic conductivity as well due to its moderate affinity for Li, Na, and K atoms with favorable in-plane barriers of 0.36, 0.18, and 0.19 eV, respectively. Meanwhile, the presence of B4N4 octagons allows the AM atoms to penetrate through the t-BN monolayer. Excitingly, the host material delivers an ultrahigh specific capacity up to 1080 mA h g-1 for Li, 5400 mA h g-1 for Na, and 2160 mA h g-1 for K in the wake of low mean open-circuit voltages of 0.033, 0.203, and 0.300 V at the half-cell level. According to the standard hydrogen electrode methodology, the energy densities are forecasted to be as large as 3240, 13500, and 5680 mW h g-1 for Li, Na, and K ion batteries, respectively, with robust thermal stability up to at least 400 K. The safety and cycling durability of the t-BN monolayer are jointly corroborated via the moderate mechanical strengths and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations at the maximum intercalated states, as well as via the small lattice changes and its ultrahigh tolerable ultimate tensile strain. These findings unambiguously promise that the t-BN monolayer can serve as an appealing candidate for anode applications in AM ion batteries.
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- Hao-Yu Liu
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Structure Optoelectronics, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Structure Optoelectronics, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Structure Optoelectronics, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Yang Y, Dong R, Cheng H, Wang L, Tu J, Zhang S, Zhao S, Zhang B, Pan H, Lu Y. 2D Layered Materials for Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301574. [PMID: 37093221 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The development of electric vehicles has received worldwide attention in the background of reducing carbon emissions, wherein lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) become the primary energy supply systems. However, commercial graphite-based anodes in LIBs currently confront significant difficulty in enduring ultrahigh power input due to the slow Li+ transport rate and the low intercalation potential. This will, in turn, cause dramatic capacity decay and lithium plating. The 2D layered materials (2DLMs) recently emerge as new fast-charging anodes and hold huge promise for resolving the problems owing to the synergistic effect of a lower Li+ diffusion barrier, a proper Li+ intercalation potential, and a higher theoretical specific capacity with using them. In this review, the background and fundamentals of fast-charging for LIBs are first introduced. Then the research progress recently made for 2DLMs used for fast-charging anodes are elaborated and discussed. Some emerging research directions in this field with a short outlook on future studies are further discussed.
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- Yaxiong Yang
- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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Xiang HD, Liu P, Deng M, Tong DG. Separation of Rare-Earth Ions from Mine Wastewater Using B 12S Nanoflakes as a Capacitive Deionization Electrode Material. JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 21:5459-5476. [PMID: 33980356 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2021.19466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, nanoflakes of B12S were fabricated by plasma-assisted reaction of sulfur dichloride in an ionic liquid at room temperature using europium boride as a hard template. The nanoflakes had an average width and thickness of about 3 1urn and 9.6 nm, respectively, and a large specific surface area of 1197.2 m² g 1. They behaved like typical electric double-layer capacitors with a capacitance of 201.2 F g 1 at 0.2 mA cm ² During capacitive deionization to recover rare-earth ions, the nanoflakes had higher adsorption selectivity for Sm3+ than for other competing ions present in real mine waste water. This is due to the strong interaction of the electron-concentered S-groups (S''') of the nanoflakes with S m3+. This provides an alternative to construct efficient systems to specifically remove Sm3+ from aqueous solution using B12S nanoflakes. This process demonstrates that other boron sulfide compounds can be used to recover valuable ions by capacitive deionization.
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- Huan Dong Xiang
- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology Chengdu 610059, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology Chengdu 610059, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology Chengdu 610059, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology Chengdu 610059, China
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Xie H, Qie Y, Muhammad I, Sun Q. B 4 Cluster-Based 3D Porous Topological Metal as an Anode Material for Both Li- and Na-Ion Batteries with a Superhigh Capacity. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:1548-1553. [PMID: 33534591 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The high rate performance of a battery requires the anode to be conductive not just ionically but also electronically. This criterion has significantly stimulated the study on 3D porous topological metals composed of nonmetal atoms with a light mass. Many carbon-based 3D topological metals for batteries have been reported, while similar work for 3D boron remains missing. Here, we report the first study of a 3D boron topological metal as an anode material for Li or Na ions. Based on systematic calculations, we found that the reported 3D topological metal H-boron composed of B4 cluster shows a low mass density (0.91 g/cm3) with multiple adsorption sites for Li and Na ions due to the electron-deficient feature of boron, leading to an ultrahigh specific capacity of 930 mAh/g for Li and Na ions with a small migration barrier of 0.15 and 0.22 eV, respectively, and small volume changes of 0.6% and 9.8%. These intriguing features demonstrate that B-based 3D topological quantum porous materials are worthy of further study for batteries.
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- Huanhuan Xie
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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First-principles calculations of stability of graphene-like BC3 monolayer and its high-performance potassium storage. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tang M, Shen H, Xie H, Sun Q. Metal‐free Catalyst B
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OH. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:779-784. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mengyu Tang
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringPeking University Beijing 100871 China
- Center for Applied Physics and TechnologyPeking University Beijing 100871 China
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Lin J, Yu T, Han F, Yang G. Computational predictions of two‐dimensional anode materials of metal‐ion batteries. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Jianyan Lin
- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light‐Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light‐Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light‐Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light‐Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education Northeast Normal University Changchun China
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Wang Y, Zhang K, Ren S, Li C, Huang X, Yang Z. Net-Y as a high performance electrode material for Na-ion battery. Chem Phys Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lei S, Chen X, Xiao B, Zhang W, Liu J. Excellent Electrolyte Wettability and High Energy Density of B 2S as a Two-Dimensional Dirac Anode for Non-Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:28830-28840. [PMID: 31321971 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b07219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) Dirac materials with ultrahigh electronic conductivity exhibit great promise for application as an anode material in non-lithium-ion batteries (NLIBs) with a reduced conductive additive and a binder as a nonactive material additive. Graphene is one of the most prominent 2D Dirac materials with high electrolyte wettability; however, it cannot be used as an anode material in NLIBs owing to its poor affinity toward metal ions such as Na, K, Ca, Mg, and Al. In this work, we investigated the use of recently developed boron sulfide (B2S) as a new lightweight 2D Dirac anode for NLIBs on the basis of first-principles calculations. We demonstrate that B2S delivers excellent electronic conductivity and has a unique "self-doping" effect by forming S or B vacancies. The ultrahigh energy densities of 2245 and 1167 mWh/g, a product of capacity and open-circuit voltage referenced by standard hydrogen electrode potential ( Cao Nat. Nanotechnology . 2019 , 14 , 200 - 207 ), could be achieved for the B2S anode in Na- and K-ion batteries, respectively, significantly larger than those of graphene. More importantly, the B2S presents graphene-like wettability toward commonly used electrolytes in Na- and K-ion batteries, i.e., the solvent molecules and metal salt, indicating excellent compatibility. Moreover, the minimum energy path for Na- and K-ion diffusion on the B2S surface shows energy barriers of 0.19 and 0.04 eV, which indicates high ionic conductivity. Furthermore, a small contraction of the B2S lattice upon ion intercalation has been observed due to the adsorption-induced corrugation of the electrode, which offsets the lattice expansion. The results suggest that the B2S electrode can be used as a lightweight 2D Dirac anode material with excellent energy density, desirable rate performance, and robust wettability toward the electrolytes.
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- Shufei Lei
- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Chengdu University of Technology , Chengdu 610059 , China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Chengdu University of Technology , Chengdu 610059 , China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering , Jiangsu University of Science and Technology , Zhenjiang 212003 , China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering , Chengdu University of Technology , Chengdu 610059 , China
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- Nano and Heterogeneous Materials Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanjing University of Science and Technology , Nanjing 210094 , Jiangsu , China
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Zhou Y, Zhao M, Chen ZW, Shi XM, Jiang Q. Potential application of 2D monolayer β-GeSe as an anode material in Na/K ion batteries. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:30290-30296. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp05484c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) and potassium-ion batteries (KIBs) have attracted increasing attention due to the high cost and finite abundance of lithium.
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- You Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials
- Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials
- Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials
- Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials
- Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials
- Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130022
- China
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