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Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 161(2024)

Dilute Aqueous-Aprotic Electrolyte Towards Robust Zn-Ion Hybrid Supercapacitor with High Operation Voltage and Long Lifespan

Shuilin Wu1, Yibing Yang1, Mingzi Sun3, Tian Zhang2, Shaozhuan Huang1, Daohong Zhang1, Bolong Huang3、*, Pengfei Wang4, and Wenjun Zhang2、**
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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    Shuilin Wu, Yibing Yang, Mingzi Sun, Tian Zhang, Shaozhuan Huang, Daohong Zhang, Bolong Huang, Pengfei Wang, Wenjun Zhang. Dilute Aqueous-Aprotic Electrolyte Towards Robust Zn-Ion Hybrid Supercapacitor with High Operation Voltage and Long Lifespan[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 161

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 15, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 3, 2024

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Huang Bolong (bhuang@polyu.edu.hk), Zhang Wenjun (apwjzh@cityu.edu.hk)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01372-x

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