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Yang T, Wang X, Liu Z, Liu Q. Cation Configuration and Structural Degradation of Layered Transition Metal Oxides in Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS NANO 2024; 18:18834-18851. [PMID: 38995623 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c05739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
Abstract
Given the pressing depletion of lithium resources, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) stand out as a cost-effective alternative for energy storage solutions in the near future. Layered transition metal oxides (LTMOs) emerge as the leading cathode materials for SIBs due to their superior specific capacities and abundant raw materials. Nonetheless, achieving long-term stability in LTMOs for SIBs remains a challenge due to the inevitable structural degradation during charge-discharge cycles. The complexity and diversity of cation configurations/superstructures within the transition metal layers (TMO2) further complicate the understanding for newcomers. Therefore, it is critical to summarize and discuss the factors leading to structural degradation and the available strategies for enhancing LTMOs' stability. In this review, the cationic configurations of TMO2 layers are introduced from a crystallographic perspective. It then identifies and examines four key factors responsible for structural decay, alongside the impacts of various modification strategies. Finally, more effective and practical research approaches for investigating LTMOs have been proposed. The work aims to enhance the comprehension of the structural deterioration of LTMOs and facilitate a substantial improvement in their cycle life and energy density.
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- Tingting Yang
- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, Guangdong People's Republic of China
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Liu YF, Hu HY, Zhu YF, Peng DN, Li JY, Li YJ, Su Y, Tang RR, Chou SL, Xiao Y. Insights into dynamic structural evolution and its sodium storage mechanisms of P2/P3 composite cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:6496-6499. [PMID: 38836703 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02166e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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Cobalt substitution for manganese sites in Na0.44MnO2 initiates a dynamic structural evolution process, yielding a composite cathode material comprising intergrown P2 and P3 phases. The novel P2/P3 composite cathode exhibits a reversible phase transition process during Na+ extraction/insertion, showcasing its attractive battery performance in sodium-ion batteries.
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- Yi-Feng Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China.
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China.
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, P. R. China.
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China.
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China.
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China.
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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Pamidi V, Naranjo C, Fuchs S, Stein H, Diemant T, Li Y, Biskupek J, Kaiser U, Dinda S, Reupert A, Behara S, Hu Y, Trivedi S, Munnangi AR, Barpanda P, Fichtner M. Single-Crystal P2-Na 0.67Mn 0.67Ni 0.33O 2 Cathode Material with Improved Cycling Stability for Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:25953-25965. [PMID: 38716923 PMCID: PMC11129112 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
Abstract
Layered oxides constitute one of the most promising cathode materials classes for large-scale sodium-ion batteries because of their high specific capacity, scalable synthesis, and low cost. However, their practical use is limited by their low energy density, physicochemical instability, and poor cycling stability. Aiming to mitigate these shortcomings, in this work, we synthesized polycrystalline (PC) and single-crystal (SC) P2-type Na0.67-δMn0.67Ni0.33O2 (NMNO) cathode materials through a solid-state route and evaluated their physicochemical and electrochemical performance. The SC-NMNO cathode with a large mean primary particle size (D50) of 12.7 μm was found to exhibit high cycling stability leading to 47% higher capacity retention than PC-NMNO after 175 cycles at 1C rate in the potential window 4.2-1.5 V. This could be attributed to the effective mitigation of parasitic side reactions at the electrode-electrolyte interface and suppressed intergranular cracking induced by anisotropic volume changes. This is confirmed by the lower volume variation of SC-NMNO (ΔV ∼ 1.0%) compared to PC-NMNO (ΔV ∼ 1.4%) upon charging to 4.2 V. Additionally, the SC-NMNO cathode displayed slightly higher thermal stability compared to PC-NMNO. Both cathodes exhibited good chemical stability against air and water exposure, thus enabling material storage/handling in the ambient atmosphere as well as making them suitable for aqueous processing. In this regard, PC-NMNO was investigated with two low-cost aqueous binders, carboxymethyl cellulose, and sodium trimetaphosphate, which exhibited higher binding strength and displayed excellent electrochemical performance compared to PVDF, which could potentially lead to significant cost reduction in electrode manufacturing.
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- Venkat Pamidi
- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber Weg 2, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber Weg 2, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Electron
Microscopy Group of Materials Science, Ulm
University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Electron
Microscopy Group of Materials Science, Ulm
University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Electron
Microscopy Group of Materials Science, Ulm
University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Faculty
of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Fabian Way, Swansea SA1 8EN, United Kingdom
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Faculty
of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Fabian Way, Swansea SA1 8EN, United Kingdom
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
- Faraday
Materials Laboratory (FaMaL), Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
- Institute
of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe 76021, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, Ulm 89081, Germany
- Institute
of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe 76021, Germany
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Hu HY, Li JY, Liu YF, Zhu YF, Li HW, Jia XB, Jian ZC, Liu HX, Kong LY, Li ZQ, Dong HH, Zhang MK, Qiu L, Wang JQ, Chen SQ, Wu XW, Guo XD, Xiao Y. Developing an abnormal high-Na-content P2-type layered oxide cathode with near-zero-strain for high-performance sodium-ion batteries. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5192-5200. [PMID: 38577355 PMCID: PMC10988596 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06878a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Layered transition metal oxides (NaxTMO2) possess attractive features such as large specific capacity, high ionic conductivity, and a scalable synthesis process, making them a promising cathode candidate for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, NaxTMO2 suffer from multiple phase transitions and Na+/vacancy ordering upon Na+ insertion/extraction, which is detrimental to their electrochemical performance. Herein, we developed a novel cathode material that exhibits an abnormal P2-type structure at a stoichiometric content of Na up to 1. The cathode material delivers a reversible capacity of 108 mA h g-1 at 0.2C and 97 mA h g-1 at 2C, retaining a capacity retention of 76.15% after 200 cycles within 2.0-4.3 V. In situ diffraction studies demonstrated that this material exhibits an absolute solid-solution reaction with a low volume change of 0.8% during cycling. This near-zero-strain characteristic enables a highly stabilized crystal structure for Na+ storage, contributing to a significant improvement in battery performance. Overall, this work presents a simple yet effective approach to realizing high Na content in P2-type layered oxides, offering new opportunities for high-performance SIB cathode materials.
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- Hai-Yan Hu
- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University Changsha 410128 P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wenzhou University Technology Innovation Institute for Carbon Neutralization Wenzhou 325035 P. R. China
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Wang S, Chen J, Zhao T, Yang X, Qiu L, Wang Y, Song Y, Wu Z, Guo X, Yu K. Microwave-assisted synthesis of Co-free Li[Li 0.2Ni 0.2Mn 0.6]O 2 cathodes with a spinel-layered coherent structure for high-power Li-ion batteries. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:1634-1637. [PMID: 38234223 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04496c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Li- and Mn-rich layered oxides (LMLOs) are regarded as the most promising cathode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs), but they suffer from poor rate capability. Herein, a promising and practical method (i.e. a hydroxide coprecipitation method in combination with a microwave heating process) is developed to controllably synthesize cobalt-free Li[Li0.2Ni0.2Mn0.6]O2 with a layered/spinel heterostructure (LLNMO-LS). The cathode made of the LLNMO-LS delivers an excellent electrochemical performance, demonstrating a discharge capacity of 147 mA h g-1 at 10C.
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- Shenggui Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
- Kunming Branch of the 705 Research lnstitute, China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, Kunming 650032, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28, West Xianning Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28, West Xianning Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28, West Xianning Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, China.
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- Kunming Branch of the 705 Research lnstitute, China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, Kunming 650032, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, China.
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, 610065, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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