journal article·2025-06-26

Long-cycling lithium-metal batteries via an integrated solid–electrolyte interphase promoted by a progressive dual-passivation coating

Guo-Xing Li, Rong Kou, Au Nguyen, Ke Wang, Yu-Sheng Li, Jongcheol Lee, Seong H. Kim, Donghai Wang

Nature Energy· Volume 10· Issue 8
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