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Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 031(2025)

Aligned Ion Conduction Pathway of Polyrotaxane-Based Electrolyte with Dispersed Hydrophobic Chains for Solid-State Lithium–Oxygen Batteries

Bitgaram Kim^1、†, Myeong-Chang Sung^2、†, Gwang-Hee Lee^3、†, Byoungjoon Hwang², Sojung Seo¹, Ji-Hun Seo^1、*, and Dong-Wan Kim^2、**

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¹Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

²School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

³Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE), Yongin 17180, Republic of Korea

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Bitgaram Kim, Myeong-Chang Sung, Gwang-Hee Lee, Byoungjoon Hwang, Sojung Seo, Ji-Hun Seo, Dong-Wan Kim. Aligned Ion Conduction Pathway of Polyrotaxane-Based Electrolyte with Dispersed Hydrophobic Chains for Solid-State Lithium–Oxygen Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 031

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Jun. 26, 2024

Accepted: Sep. 8, 2024

Published Online: Feb. 12, 2025

The Author Email: Seo Ji-Hun (seojh79@korea.ac.kr), Kim Dong-Wan (dwkim1@korea.ac.kr)

DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01535-w

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