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3. Yang, Y.*; Hua, H.; Lv, Z.; Meng, W.; Zhang, M.; Li, H.; Lin, P.; Yang, J.; Chen, G.; Kang, Y.; Wen, Z.; Zhao, J.*; Li, C. C.*, Diminishing Space-Charge Layer Effect of Zinc Anodes by an Anion-Immobilized Electrolyte Membrane. ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 1959-1968.
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6. Yang, H.; Zhang, Q.; Yang, Y.*; Zhao, J.*, Unveiling the origin of air-stability in polyanion and layered-oxide cathode materials for sodium ion batteries and their practical application considerations. Adv. Funct Mater. 2023, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202308257.
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16. Yang, Y.; Zhao, J.*, Wadsley–Roth Crystallographic Shear Structure Niobium-Based Oxides: Promising Anode Materials for High-Safety Lithium-Ion Batteries. Adv. Sci. 2021, 8, 2004855.
17. Yang, Y.; Xiao, J.; Cai, J.; Wang, G.; Du, W.; Zhang, Y.; Lu, X.; Li, C. C.*, Mixed-Valence Copper Selenide as an Anode for Ultralong Lifespan Rocking-Chair Zn-Ion Batteries: An Insight into its Intercalation/Extraction Kinetics and Charge Storage Mechanism. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2005092.
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