journal article·2025-10-17

Designing safe and long-life lithium-ion batteries via a solvent-relay strategy

Yue Sun, Changjian Zuo, Huwei Wang, Liwei Jiang, Wanwan Wang, Jing Xie, Yi-Chun Lu

Nature Energy· Volume 10· Issue 12
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