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Gu Y, You EM, Lin JD, Wang JH, Luo SH, Zhou RY, Zhang CJ, Yao JL, Li HY, Li G, Wang WW, Qiao Y, Yan JW, Wu DY, Liu GK, Zhang L, Li JF, Xu R, Tian ZQ, Cui Y, Mao BW. Resolving nanostructure and chemistry of solid-electrolyte interphase on lithium anodes by depth-sensitive plasmon-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3536. [PMID: 37321993 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39192-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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The solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) plays crucial roles for the reversible operation of lithium metal batteries. However, fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of SEI formation and evolution is still limited. Herein, we develop a depth-sensitive plasmon-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (DS-PERS) method to enable in-situ and nondestructive characterization of the nanostructure and chemistry of SEI, based on synergistic enhancements of localized surface plasmons from nanostructured Cu, shell-isolated Au nanoparticles and Li deposits at different depths. We monitor the sequential formation of SEI in both ether-based and carbonate-based dual-salt electrolytes on a Cu current collector and then on freshly deposited Li, with dramatic chemical reconstruction. The molecular-level insights from the DS-PERS study unravel the profound influences of Li in modifying SEI formation and in turn the roles of SEI in regulating the Li-ion desolvation and the subsequent Li deposition at SEI-coupled interfaces. Last, we develop a cycling protocol that promotes a favorable direct SEI formation route, which significantly enhances the performance of anode-free Li metal batteries.
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- Yu Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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MATSUI M, ORIKASA Y, UCHIYAMA T, NISHI N, MIYAHARA Y, OTOYAMA M, TSUDA T. Electrochemical In Situ/<i>operando</i> Spectroscopy and Microscopy Part 2: Battery Applications. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.22-66109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Ritsumeikan University
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Environment, Kyoto University
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Kyoto University
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Kyoto University
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- Research Institute of Electrochemical Energy, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Martín‐Yerga D, Milan DC, Xu X, Fernández‐Vidal J, Whalley L, Cowan AJ, Hardwick LJ, Unwin PR. Dynamics of Solid‐Electrolyte Interphase Formation on Silicon Electrodes Revealed by Combinatorial Electrochemical Screening. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207184. [PMID: 35699678 PMCID: PMC9543478 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Revealing how formation protocols influence the properties of the solid‐electrolyte interphase (SEI) on Si electrodes is key to developing the next generation of Li‐ion batteries. SEI understanding is, however, limited by the low‐throughput nature of conventional characterisation techniques. Herein, correlative scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) and shell‐isolated nanoparticles for enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS) are used for combinatorial screening of the SEI formation under a broad experimental space (20 sets of different conditions with several repeats). This novel approach reveals the heterogeneous nature and dynamics of the SEI electrochemical properties and chemical composition on Si electrodes, which evolve in a characteristic manner as a function of cycle number. Correlative SECCM/SHINERS has the potential to screen thousands of candidate experiments on a variety of battery materials to accelerate the optimization of SEI formation methods, a key bottleneck in battery manufacturing.
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- Daniel Martín‐Yerga
- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
- The Faraday Institution Quad One Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZF UK
- The Faraday Institution Quad One Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZF UK
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- Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZF UK
- The Faraday Institution Quad One Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZF UK
- The Faraday Institution Quad One Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZF UK
- The Faraday Institution Quad One Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
- The Faraday Institution Quad One Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0RA UK
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Martín-Yerga D, C. Milan D, Xu X, Fernández-Vidal J, Whalley L, Cowan AJ, Hardwick LJ, Unwin P. Dynamics of Solid‐Electrolyte Interphase Formation on Silicon Electrodes Revealed by Combinatorial Electrochemical Screening. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Daniel Martín-Yerga
- University of Warwick Department of Chemistry Gibbet Hill Rd CV4 7AL Coventry UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Liverpool Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy, Department of Chemistry L69 7ZF Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Warwick Department of Chemistry CV4 7AL Coventry UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Liverpool Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy, Department of Chemistry L69 7ZF Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Liverpool Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy, Department of Chemistry L69 7ZF Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Liverpool Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy, Department of Chemistry L69 7ZF UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Liverpool Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy, Department of Chemistry L69 7ZF Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM
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- University of Warwick Chemistry University of Warwick CV4 7AL Coventry UNITED KINGDOM
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Wang Y, Chen D. Application of Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy in Revealing Critical Chemical Processes and Phenomena of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:23033-23055. [PMID: 35130433 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c20893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The future of the energy industry and green transportation critically relies on exploration of high-performance, reliable, low-cost, and environmentally friendly energy storage and conversion materials. Understanding the chemical processes and phenomena involved in electrochemical energy storage and conversion is the premise of a revolutionary materials discovery. In this article, we review the recent advancements of application of state-of-the-art vibrational spectroscopic techniques in unraveling the nature of electrochemical energy, including bulk energy storage, dynamics of liquid electrolytes, interfacial processes, etc. Technique-wise, the review covers a wide range of spectroscopic methods, including classic vibrational spectroscopy (direct infrared absorption and Raman scattering), external field enhanced spectroscopy (surface enhanced Raman and IR, tip enhanced Raman, and near-field IR), and two-photon techniques (2D infrared absorption, stimulated Raman, and vibrational sum frequency generation). Finally, we provide perspectives on future directions in refining vibrational spectroscopy to contribute to the research frontier of electrochemical energy storage and conversion.
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- You Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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Zhu C, Fan C, Cortés E, Xie W. In situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroelectrochemistry reveals the molecular conformation of electrolyte additives in Li-ion batteries. J Mater Chem A Mater 2021; 9:20024-20031. [PMID: 34589227 PMCID: PMC8439146 DOI: 10.1039/d1ta04218a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We report the mechanism of rhodamine B (RhB) acting as an electrolyte additive in Li/graphite cells. We show that the cycle performance and rate capability of graphite are enhanced in carbonate-based electrolytes containing 0.2 wt% RhB. By using silica-encapsulated Au nanoparticles, in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is applied to study the graphite/electrolyte interface. We find that the adsorption orientation of RhB molecules on the surface of graphite can be modulated by the applied potential: vertical adsorption at higher potentials while horizontal adsorption takes place at lower potentials. This behavior effectively suppresses the electrolyte solvent decomposition, as well as electrode corrosion while improving the Li+ diffusion. This work shows that SERS is a powerful tool for interfacial analysis of battery systems and provides new ideas for rational design of electrolyte additives.
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- Chenbo Zhu
- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 China
- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 80539 München Germany
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 80539 München Germany
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- Key Lab of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University Weijin Rd. 94 Tianjin 300071 China
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Ge M, Cao C, Biesold GM, Sewell CD, Hao SM, Huang J, Zhang W, Lai Y, Lin Z. Recent Advances in Silicon-Based Electrodes: From Fundamental Research toward Practical Applications. Adv Mater 2021; 33:e2004577. [PMID: 33686697 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The increasing demand for higher-energy-density batteries driven by advancements in electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and portable electronic devices necessitates the development of alternative anode materials with a specific capacity beyond that of traditional graphite anodes. Here, the state-of-the-art developments made in the rational design of Si-based electrodes and their progression toward practical application are presented. First, a comprehensive overview of fundamental electrochemistry and selected critical challenges is given, including their large volume expansion, unstable solid electrolyte interface (SEI) growth, low initial Coulombic efficiency, low areal capacity, and safety issues. Second, the principles of potential solutions including nanoarchitectured construction, surface/interface engineering, novel binder and electrolyte design, and designing the whole electrode for stability are discussed in detail. Third, applications for Si-based anodes beyond LIBs are highlighted, specifically noting their promise in configurations of Li-S batteries and all-solid-state batteries. Fourth, the electrochemical reaction process, structural evolution, and degradation mechanisms are systematically investigated by advanced in situ and operando characterizations. Finally, the future trends and perspectives with an emphasis on commercialization of Si-based electrodes are provided. Si-based anode materials will be key in helping keep up with the demands for higher energy density in the coming decades.
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- Mingzheng Ge
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical Fiber Composites for Safety and Health, School of Textile & Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, P. R. China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical Fiber Composites for Safety and Health, School of Textile & Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical Fiber Composites for Safety and Health, School of Textile & Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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