Molecule-Level Multiscale Design of Nonflammable Gel Polymer Electrolyte to Build Stable SEI/CEI for Lithium Metal Battery

Qiqi Sun; Zelong Gong; Tao Zhang; Jiafeng Li; Xianli Zhu; Ruixiao Zhu; Lingxu Wang; Leyuan Ma; Xuehui Li; Miaofa Yuan; Zhiwei Zhang; Luyuan Zhang; Zhao Qian; Longwei Yin; Rajeev Ahuja; Chengxiang Wang

doi:10.1007/s40820-024-01508-z

Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 018(2025)

Molecule-Level Multiscale Design of Nonflammable Gel Polymer Electrolyte to Build Stable SEI/CEI for Lithium Metal Battery

Qiqi Sun1... Zelong Gong1, Tao Zhang1, Jiafeng Li1, Xianli Zhu1, Ruixiao Zhu1, Lingxu Wang1, Leyuan Ma1, Xuehui Li1, Miaofa Yuan1, Zhiwei Zhang1, Luyuan Zhang1, Zhao Qian1,*, Longwei Yin1,**, Rajeev Ahuja2 and Chengxiang Wang1,*** |Show fewer author(s)

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¹Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, People’s Republic of China

²Condensed Matter Theory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75120, Sweden

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Qiqi Sun, Zelong Gong, Tao Zhang, Jiafeng Li, Xianli Zhu, Ruixiao Zhu, Lingxu Wang, Leyuan Ma, Xuehui Li, Miaofa Yuan, Zhiwei Zhang, Luyuan Zhang, Zhao Qian, Longwei Yin, Rajeev Ahuja, Chengxiang Wang. Molecule-Level Multiscale Design of Nonflammable Gel Polymer Electrolyte to Build Stable SEI/CEI for Lithium Metal Battery[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 018

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Received: May. 24, 2024

Accepted: Aug. 10, 2024

Published Online: Feb. 12, 2025

The Author Email: Qian Zhao (qianzhao@sdu.edu.cn), Yin Longwei (yinlw@sdu.edu.cn), Wang Chengxiang (wcxmat@sdu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01508-z

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