journal article·2024-05-09

Rational design of anti-freezing electrolytes for extremely low-temperature aqueous batteries

Liwei Jiang, Shuai Han, Yuan-Chao Hu, Yang Yang, Yaxiang Lu, Yi-Chun Lu, Junmei Zhao, Liquan Chen, Yong-Sheng Hu

Nature Energy· Volume 9· Issue 7
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