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Ahangari M, Szalai B, Lujan J, Zhou M, Luo H. Advancements and Challenges in High-Capacity Ni-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:801. [PMID: 38399052 PMCID: PMC10890397 DOI: 10.3390/ma17040801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Nowadays, lithium-ion batteries are undoubtedly known as the most promising rechargeable batteries. However, these batteries face some big challenges, like not having enough energy and not lasting long enough, that should be addressed. Ternary Ni-rich Li[NixCoyMnz]O2 and Li[NixCoyAlz]O2 cathode materials stand as the ideal candidate for a cathode active material to achieve high capacity and energy density, low manufacturing cost, and high operating voltage. However, capacity gain from Ni enrichment is nullified by the concurrent fast capacity fading because of issues such as gas evolution, microcracks propagation and pulverization, phase transition, electrolyte decomposition, cation mixing, and dissolution of transition metals at high operating voltage, which hinders their commercialization. In order to tackle these problems, researchers conducted many strategies, including elemental doping, surface coating, and particle engineering. This review paper mainly talks about origins of problems and their mechanisms leading to electrochemical performance deterioration for Ni-rich cathode materials and modification approaches to address the problems.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA; (M.A.); (B.S.); (J.L.)
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA; (M.A.); (B.S.); (J.L.)
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Reducing Ni/Li disorder and boosting electrochemical performance of LiNi0.8Co0.067Fe0.033Mn0.1O2 cathode material. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2023.104730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Ni J, Tan Y, Xu K, Jiang Y, Chang W, Lai C, Liu H. Cobalt-free nickel-rich layered LiNi0.9Al0.1-xZrxO2 cathode for high energy density and stable lithium-ion batteries. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2022.104421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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NAi/Li Antisite Defects in the Li1.2Ni0.2Mn0.6O2 Li-Rich Layered Oxide: A DFT Study. CRYSTALS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst12050723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Li-rich layered oxide (LRLO) materials are promising positive-electrode materials for Li-ion batteries. Antisite defects, especially nickel and lithium ions, occur spontaneously in many LRLOs, but their impact on the functional properties in batteries is controversial. Here, we illustrate the analysis of the formation of Li/Ni antisite defects in the layered lattice of the Co-free LRLO Li1.2Mn0.6Ni0.2O2 compound through a combination of density functional theory calculations performed on fully disordered supercells and a thermodynamic model. Our goal was to evaluate the concentration of antisite defects in the trigonal lattice as a function of temperature and shed light on the native disorder in LRLO and how synthesis protocols can promote the antisite defect formation.
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Chu M, Huang Z, Zhang T, Wang R, Shao T, Wang C, Zhu W, He L, Chen J, Zhao W, Xiao Y. Enhancing the Electrochemical Performance and Structural Stability of Ni-Rich Layered Cathode Materials via Dual-Site Doping. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:19950-19958. [PMID: 33891814 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ni-rich layered cathode materials are considered as promising electrode materials for lithium ion batteries due to their high energy density and low cost. However, the low rate performance and poor electrochemical stability hinder the large-scale application of Ni-rich layered cathodes. In this work, both the rate performance and the structural stability of the Ni-rich layered cathode LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 are significantly improved via the dual-site doping of Nb on both lithium and transition-metal sites, as revealed by neutron diffraction results. The dual-site Nb-doped LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 delivers 202.8 mAh·g-1 with a capacity retention of 81% after 200 electrochemical cycles, which is much higher than that of pristine LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2. Moreover, a discharge capacity of 176 mAh·g-1 at 10C rate illustrates its remarkable rate capability. Through in situ X-ray diffraction and electronic transport property measurements, it was demonstrated that the achievement of dual-site doping in the Ni-rich layered cathode can not only suppress the Li/Ni disordering and facilitate the lithium ion transport process but also stabilize the layered structure against local collapse and structural distortion. This work adopts a dual-site-doping approach to enhance the electrochemical performance and structural stability of Ni-rich cathode materials, which could be extended as a universal modification strategy to improve the electrochemical performance of other cathode materials.
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- Mihai Chu
- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Dai H, Wang L, Zhao Y, Xue J, Zhou R, Yu C, An J, Zhou J, Chen Q, Sun G, Huang W. Recent Advances in Molybdenum-Based Materials for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2021; 2021:5130420. [PMID: 33748762 PMCID: PMC7949955 DOI: 10.34133/2021/5130420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries as power supply systems possessing a theoretical energy density of as high as 2600 Wh kg-1 are considered promising alternatives toward the currently used lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, the insulation characteristic and huge volume change of sulfur, the generation of dissolvable lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) during charge/discharge, and the uncontrollable dendrite formation of Li metal anodes render Li-S batteries serious cycling issues with rapid capacity decay. To address these challenges, extensive efforts are devoted to designing cathode/anode hosts and/or modifying separators by incorporating functional materials with the features of improved conductivity, lithiophilic, physical/chemical capture ability toward LiPSs, and/or efficient catalytic conversion of LiPSs. Among all candidates, molybdenum-based (Mo-based) materials are highly preferred for their tunable crystal structure, adjustable composition, variable valence of Mo centers, and strong interactions with soluble LiPSs. Herein, the latest advances in design and application of Mo-based materials for Li-S batteries are comprehensively reviewed, covering molybdenum oxides, molybdenum dichalcogenides, molybdenum nitrides, molybdenum carbides, molybdenum phosphides, and molybdenum metal. In the end, the existing challenges in this research field are elaborately discussed.
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- Henghan Dai
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
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- Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
- Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
- Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an 710072, China
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Li W, Zhang J, Zhou Y, Huang W, Liu X, Li Z, Gao M, Chang Z, Li N, Wang J, Lu S, Li X, Wen W, Zhu D, Lu Y, Zhuang W. Regulating the Grain Orientation and Surface Structure of Primary Particles through Tungsten Modification to Comprehensively Enhance the Performance of Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:47513-47525. [PMID: 32975928 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nickel-rich layered oxides, as the most promising commercial cathode material for high-energy density lithium-ion batteries, experience significant surface structural instabilities that lead to severe capacity deterioration and poor thermal stability. To address these issues, radially aligned grains and surface LixNiyWzO-like heterostructures are designed and obtained with a simple tungsten modification strategy in the LiNi0.91Co0.045Mn0.045O2 cathode. The formation of radially aligned grains, manipulated by the WO3 modifier during synthesis, provides a fast Li+ diffusion channel during the charge/discharge process. Moreover, the tungsten tends to enter into the lattice of the primary particle surface, and the armor-type tungsten-rich heterostructure protects the bulk material from microcracks, structural transformations, and surface side reactions. First-principles calculations indicate that oxygen is more stable in the surface tungsten-rich heterostructure than elsewhere, thus triggering an improved surface structural stability. Consequently, the 2 wt % WO3-modified LiNi0.91Co0.045Mn0.045O2 (NCM@2W) material shows outstanding prolonged cycling performance (capacity retention of 80.85% after 500 cycles) and excellent rate performance (5 C, 188.4 mA h g-1). In addition, its layered-to-rock salt phase transition temperature is increased by 80 °C compared with that of the pristine cathode. This work provides a novel surface modification approach and an in-depth understanding of the overall performance enhancement of nickel-rich layered cathodes.
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- Wenjin Li
- National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Company Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Power Battery Safety Research and Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Company Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China
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- National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Company Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China
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- National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Company Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
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- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
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- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
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- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
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- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China
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- National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Company Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Lab, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Lab, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Lab, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Department of Physics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- National Power Battery Innovation Center, Grinm Group Company Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
- China Automotive Battery Research Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
- General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China
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Xiao Y, Wang T, Zhu YF, Hu HY, Tan SJ, Li S, Wang PF, Zhang W, Niu YB, Wang EH, Guo YJ, Yang X, Liu L, Liu YM, Li H, Guo XD, Yin YX, Guo YG. Large-Scale Synthesis of the Stable Co-Free Layered Oxide Cathode by the Synergetic Contribution of Multielement Chemical Substitution for Practical Sodium-Ion Battery. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2020; 2020:1469301. [PMID: 33145492 PMCID: PMC7592082 DOI: 10.34133/2020/1469301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The O3-type layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are considered as one of the most promising systems to fully meet the requirement for future practical application. However, fatal issues in several respects such as poor air stability, irreversible complex multiphase evolution, inferior cycling lifespan, and poor industrial feasibility are restricting their commercialization development. Here, a stable Co-free O3-type NaNi0.4Cu0.05Mg0.05Mn0.4Ti0.1O2 cathode material with large-scale production could solve these problems for practical SIBs. Owing to the synergetic contribution of the multielement chemical substitution strategy, this novel cathode not only shows excellent air stability and thermal stability as well as a simple phase-transition process but also delivers outstanding battery performance in half-cell and full-cell systems. Meanwhile, various advanced characterization techniques are utilized to accurately decipher the crystalline formation process, atomic arrangement, structural evolution, and inherent effect mechanisms. Surprisingly, apart from restraining the unfavorable multiphase transformation and enhancing air stability, the accurate multielement chemical substitution engineering also shows a pinning effect to alleviate the lattice strains for the high structural reversibility and enlarges the interlayer spacing reasonably to enhance Na+ diffusion, resulting in excellent comprehensive performance. Overall, this study explores the fundamental scientific understandings of multielement chemical substitution strategy and opens up a new field for increasing the practicality to commercialization.
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- Yao Xiao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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