A Heterogeneous Quasi-solid-State Hybrid Electrolyte Constructed from Electrospun Nanofibers Enables Robust Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries

Manxi Wang; Shiwen Lv; Manxian Li; Xuan Li; Chuanping Li; Zulin Li; Xiaochuan Chen; Junxiong Wu; Xiaoyan Li; Yuming Chen; Qinghua Chen

doi:10.1007/s42765-023-00371-8

Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 3, 00371(2024)

A Heterogeneous Quasi-solid-State Hybrid Electrolyte Constructed from Electrospun Nanofibers Enables Robust Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries

Manxi Wang1,†... Shiwen Lv1,†, Manxian Li1, Xuan Li1, Chuanping Li1, Zulin Li1, Xiaochuan Chen1,*, Junxiong Wu1,**, Xiaoyan Li1,***, Yuming Chen1,2,**** and Qinghua Chen1 |Show fewer author(s)

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¹Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences and College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350000, China

²State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350000, China

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Manxi Wang, Shiwen Lv, Manxian Li, Xuan Li, Chuanping Li, Zulin Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Junxiong Wu, Xiaoyan Li, Yuming Chen, Qinghua Chen. A Heterogeneous Quasi-solid-State Hybrid Electrolyte Constructed from Electrospun Nanofibers Enables Robust Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(3): 00371

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Received: Sep. 30, 2023

Accepted: Dec. 27, 2023

Published Online: Jul. 31, 2024

The Author Email: Chen Xiaochuan (chenxch29@126.com), Wu Junxiong (jwuba@fjnu.edu.cn), Li Xiaoyan (xiaoyanli1985@126.com), Chen Yuming (yumingc126@126.com)

DOI:10.1007/s42765-023-00371-8

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