Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 6, 1700(2025)

Research Progress on Cathode Interface for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries Based on Lithium-Rich Manganese-Based Layered Oxides Materials

GUO Zhiqiang1, GUO Xianwei1、*, LIU Shiqi1, MA Zhongqiang1, LI Yang1, WANG Guoqing2, and YU Haijun1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Education Ministry of China, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2Beijing Create Energy & Benefit Future Co., Ltd. Beijing 100176, China
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    Received: Dec. 31, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 11, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 11, 2025

    The Author Email: GUO Xianwei (xwguo@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240858

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