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Nishioka K, Tanaka M, Goto T, Haas R, Henss A, Azuma S, Saito M, Matsuda S, Yu W, Nishihara H, Fujimoto H, Tobisu M, Mukouyama Y, Nakanishi S. Fluorinated Amide-Based Electrolytes Induce a Sustained Low-Charging Voltage Plateau under Conditions Verifying the Feasibility of Achieving 500 Wh kg -1 Class Li-O 2 Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:46259-46269. [PMID: 39172034 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Although lithium-oxygen batteries (LOBs) hold the promise of high gravimetric energy density, this potential is hindered by high charging voltages. To ensure that the charging voltage remains low, it is crucial to generate discharge products that can be easily decomposed during the successive charging process. In this study, we discovered that the use of amide-based electrolyte solvents containing a fluorinated moiety can notably establish a sustained voltage plateau at low-charging voltages at around 3.5 V. This occurs under conditions that can verify the feasibility of achieving a benchmark energy density value of 500 Wh kg-1. Notably, the achievement of the low-voltage plateau was accomplished solely by relying on the intrinsic properties of the electrolyte solvent. Indeed, synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements have shown that the use of fluorine-containing amide-based electrolyte solvents results in the formation of highly decomposable discharge products, such as amorphous and Li-deficient lithium peroxides.
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- Kiho Nishioka
- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Seikei University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Seikei University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633, Japan
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- Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
- Division of Science, College of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, Hatoyama, Saitama 350-0394, Japan
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- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
- Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Zhou Y, Hong G, Zhang W. Nanoengineering of Cathode Catalysts for Li-O 2 Batteries. ACS NANO 2024; 18:16489-16504. [PMID: 38899523 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c04420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) batteries have obtained widespread attention as next-generation energy storage systems due to their extremely high energy density. However, the high charge overpotential, attributed to the insulating property of Li2O2, significantly limits the energy efficiency and triggers solvent degradation. The high electrochemical activities of oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER) on the cathode are crucial for alleviating the high charging polarizations and enhancing the lifetime of Li-O2 batteries, which are also top challenges of state-of-art research. In this review, the scientific challenges and the proposed solutions in the development of cathode catalysts have been summarized. The recent research advancements on the nanoengineering of cathode catalysts for Li-O2 batteries have been comprehensively discussed, and the perspectives on the structure optimization are presented. Meanwhile, we have elucidated the structure-performance relationship between the electronic state and performance of the cathode catalysts at the nanoscale level. This review intends to provide guidelines for the design and construction of cathode catalysts in advanced Li-O2 batteries.
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- Yin Zhou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, 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 & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, 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 & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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Wang YF, Song LN, Zheng LJ, Wang Y, Wu JY, Xu JJ. Reversible Carbon Dioxide/Lithium Oxalate Regulation toward Advanced Aprotic Lithium Carbon Dioxide Battery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400132. [PMID: 38409997 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Li-CO2 batteries have received significant attention owing to their advantages of combining greenhouse gas utilization and energy storage. However, the high kinetic barrier between gaseous CO2 and the Li2CO3 product leads to a low operating voltage (<2.5 V) and poor energy efficiency. In addition, the reversibility of Li2CO3 has always been questioned owing to the introduction of more decomposition paths caused by its higher charging plateau. Here, a novel "trinity" Li-CO2 battery system was developed by synergizing CO2, soluble redox mediator (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidoxyl, as TEM RM), and reduced graphene oxide electrode to enable selective conversion of CO2 to Li2C2O4. The designed Li-CO2 battery exhibited an output plateau reaching up to 2.97 V, higher than the equilibrium potential of 2.80 V for Li2CO3, and an ultrahigh round-trip efficiency of 97.1 %. The superior performance of Li-CO2 batteries is attributed to the TEM RM-mediated preferential growth mechanism of Li2C2O4, which enhances the reaction kinetics and rechargeability. Such a unique design enables batteries to cope with sudden CO2-deficient environments, which provides an avenue for the rationally design of CO2 conversion reactions and a feasible guide for next-generation Li-CO2 batteries.
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- Yi-Feng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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Liu H, Shen Z, Pan ZZ, Yu W, Nishihara H. Cathode Chemistries of Lithium-Oxygen Batteries in Nanoconfined Space. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:40397-40408. [PMID: 37590155 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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In lithium-oxygen batteries, although the porous carbon cathodes are widely utilized to tailor the properties of discharged Li2O2, the impact of nanopore size on the Li2O2 formation and decomposition reactions remain incompletely understood. Here, we provide the straightforward elucidation on the effect of pore size in a range of 25-200 nm, using a highly ordered porous cathode matrix based on the carbon-coated anodic aluminum oxide membrane formed on an Al substrate (C/AAO_Al). When the nanopore size is 25 nm, film-like Li2O2 with a thickness of 2-5 nm is formed, possibly via a surface-driven mechanism. When the nanochannel becomes larger, the Li2O2 film thickness saturates at ca. 10 nm, along with crystalline Li2O2 particles possibly formed by a solution-mediated mechanism.
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- Hongyu Liu
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Yu W, Yoshii T, Aziz A, Tang R, Pan Z, Inoue K, Kotani M, Tanaka H, Scholtzová E, Tunega D, Nishina Y, Nishioka K, Nakanishi S, Zhou Y, Terasaki O, Nishihara H. Edge-Site-Free and Topological-Defect-Rich Carbon Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Oxygen Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2300268. [PMID: 37029464 PMCID: PMC10238210 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The rational design of a stable and catalytic carbon cathode is crucial for the development of rechargeable lithium-oxygen (LiO2 ) batteries. An edge-site-free and topological-defect-rich graphene-based material is proposed as a pure carbon cathode that drastically improves LiO2 battery performance, even in the absence of extra catalysts and mediators. The proposed graphene-based material is synthesized using the advanced template technique coupled with high-temperature annealing at 1800 °C. The material possesses an edge-site-free framework and mesoporosity, which is crucial to achieve excellent electrochemical stability and an ultra-large capacity (>6700 mAh g-1 ). Moreover, both experimental and theoretical structural characterization demonstrates the presence of a significant number of topological defects, which are non-hexagonal carbon rings in the graphene framework. In situ isotopic electrochemical mass spectrometry and theoretical calculations reveal the unique catalysis of topological defects in the formation of amorphous Li2 O2 , which may be decomposed at low potential (∼ 3.6 V versus Li/Li+ ) and leads to improved cycle performance. Furthermore, a flexible electrode sheet that excludes organic binders exhibits an extremely long lifetime of up to 307 cycles (>1535 h), in the absence of solid or soluble catalysts. These findings may be used to design robust carbon cathodes for LiO2 batteries.
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- Wei Yu
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI‐AIMR)Tohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced MaterialsTohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
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- JSPS International Research Fellow (Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI‐AIMR)Tohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI‐AIMR)Tohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI‐AIMR)Tohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI‐AIMR)Tohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI‐AIMR)Tohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra‐Materials (RISM)Shinshu UniversityNagano3808553Japan
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of Slovak Academy of SciencesDúbravská cesta 9Bratislava84536Slovakia
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- Institute of Soil ResearchUniversity of Natural Resources and Life SciencesPeter‐Jordan‐Strasse 82Wien1190Austria
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- Research Core for Interdisciplinary SciencesOkayama University3‐1‐1 Tsushima‐NakaKita‐kuOkayama7008530Japan
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- Research Center for Solar Energy ChemistryGraduate School of Engineering ScienceOsaka UniversityToyonakaOsaka5608531Japan
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- Research Center for Solar Energy ChemistryGraduate School of Engineering ScienceOsaka UniversityToyonakaOsaka5608531Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science DivisionInstitute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS‐OTRI)Osaka UniversitySuitaOsaka5650871Japan
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- Centre for High‐Resolution Electron Microscopy (CℏEM)School of Physical Science and TechnologyShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai201210China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of High‐Resolution Electron MicroscopyShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai201210China
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- Centre for High‐Resolution Electron Microscopy (CℏEM)School of Physical Science and TechnologyShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai201210China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of High‐Resolution Electron MicroscopyShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai201210China
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI‐AIMR)Tohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced MaterialsTohoku UniversitySendai9808577Japan
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Heterogeneous intercalated metal-organic framework active materials for fast-charging non-aqueous Li-ion capacitors. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1472. [PMID: 36928582 PMCID: PMC10020440 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37120-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Intercalated metal-organic frameworks (iMOFs) based on aromatic dicarboxylate are appealing negative electrode active materials for Li-based electrochemical energy storage devices. They store Li ions at approximately 0.8 V vs. Li/Li+ and, thus, avoid Li metal plating during cell operation. However, their fast-charging capability is limited. Here, to circumvent this issue, we propose iMOFs with multi-aromatic units selected using machine learning and synthesized via solution spray drying. A naphthalene-based multivariate material with nanometric thickness allows the reversible storage of Li-ions in non-aqueous Li metal cell configuration reaching 85% capacity retention at 400 mA g-1 (i.e., 30 min for full charge) and 20 °C compared to cycling at 20 mA g-1 (i.e., 10 h for full charge). The same material, tested in combination with an activated carbon-based positive electrode, enables a discharge capacity retention of about 91% after 1000 cycles at 0.15 mA cm-2 (i.e., 2 h for full charge) and 20 °C. We elucidate the charge storage mechanism and demonstrate that during Li intercalation, the distorted crystal structure promotes electron delocalization by controlling the frame vibration. As a result, a phase transition suppresses phase separation, thus, benefitting the electrode's fast charging behavior.
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Su L, Zhang Y, Zhan X, Zhang L, Zhao Y, Zhu X, Wu H, Chen H, Shen C, Wang L. Pr 6O 11: Temperature-Dependent Oxygen Vacancy Regulation and Catalytic Performance for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:40975-40984. [PMID: 36049121 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c10602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Many challenges still exist in lithium-oxygen batteries (LOBs), particularly exploring an efficient catalyst to optimize the reaction pathway and regulate the Li2O2 nucleation. Pr6O11 has a unique 4f electronic structure and the highest oxygen ion mobility among rare earth oxides, exhibiting superior electronic, optical, and chemical properties. These unique properties might endow it with advanced catalytic activities for LOBs. This work reports two crystal forms of Pr6O11 as novel catalysts and regulates the oxygen vacancy (Vo) concentrations by feasible calcination. Thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirm the conversion from commercial Pr6O11 to cubic fluorite Pr6O11 and Vo-rich Pr6O11. Photographs, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, selected area electron diffraction, XPS, and electron paramagnetic resonance robustly demonstrate the temperature-dependent evolution of Vo. Ex situ XPS, scanning electron microscopy, and electrochemical techniques are used to study the catalytic mechanism and electrochemical reversibility. It is found that an appropriate Vo concentration can boost O2 adsorption/desorption, accelerate electron transport, and reduce the reaction energy barrier. Vo-rich Pr6O11 optimizes the reaction pathway by offering an intermediate Li2-xO2 (with metalloid conductivity) and adjusting Li2O2 into vertically staggered nanoflakes, effectively avoiding the suffocation of the catalytic surface and presenting excellent capacity, cycling stability, and rate performance.
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- Liwei Su
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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