journal article·2024-08-02Open access

Ultrastable cathodes enabled by compositional and structural dual-gradient design

Tongchao Liu, Lei Yu, Junxiang Liu, Alvin Dai, Tao Zhou, Jing Wang, Weiyuan Huang, Luxi Li, Matthew Li, Tianyi Li, Xiaojing Huang, Xianghui Xiao, Mingyuan Ge, Lu Ma, Zengqing Zhuo, Rachid Amine, Yong S. Chu, Wah-Keat Lee, Jianguo Wen, Khalil Amine

Nature Energy· Volume 9· Issue 10

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