Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 6, 1685(2025)
A Study on Lithium Hydride in Anode of Lithium Batteries
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YANG Lixuan, ZHUANG Xiangchun, LI Jiedong, XIE Bin, ZHANG Shenghang, DU Li, WU Rongxian, DENG Wenting, CHU Ying, SUN Jinran, LI Chuanchuan, NI Ling, DONG Shanmu, XU Gaojie, CUI Guanglei. A Study on Lithium Hydride in Anode of Lithium Batteries[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(6): 1685
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Received: Dec. 3, 2024
Accepted: Jul. 11, 2025
Published Online: Jul. 11, 2025
The Author Email: XU Gaojie (xugj@qibebt.ac.cn)