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A large format aqueous rechargeable LiMn2O4/Zn battery with high energy density and long cycle life

一种具有高能量密度、长循环寿命的水基可充电锰酸锂/锌实用电池

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFB0901503), Jiangsu Province Natural Science Research of Universities (19KJB150025), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21875238 and 21831006), and Jiangsu Province Innovative and Entrepreneurial Doctor Project (KYQ19021 and KYQ19019).

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  1. School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, 213001, China

    Zhiguo Hou  (侯之国), Xueqian Zhang  (张雪倩), Mengfei Dong  (董梦飞), Yali Xiong  (熊亚丽) & Zixiang Zhang  (张子祥)

  2. School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China

    Huaisheng Ao  (敖怀生), Mengke Liu  (刘梦珂), Yongchun Zhu  (朱永春) & Yitai Qian  (钱逸泰)

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Zhang X, Dong M and Xiong Y synthesized the samples; Ao H and Liu M contributed to the analyses. Ao H and Hou Z wrote the paper. All authors contributed to the general discussion. Zhu Y and Qian Y checked the paper, corrected errors in the text, and polished the article to improve the quality of the article.

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Zhiguo Hou is an associate professor at Jiangsu University of Technology. He received his BSc degree in 2013 from Jilin University. He received his PhD degree under the supervision of Prof. Yitai Qian at the University of Science and Technology of China. His research focuses on rechargeable aqueous metal ion batteries for energy storage.

Yitai Qian received his BSc degree in 1962 in chemistry from Shandong University. He was elected as an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997. He is presently a full professor of the University of Science and Technology of China. In 2008, he became a fellow of the RSC. Professor Qian, as corresponding author, has published more than 800 peer-reviewed papers in journals including Science, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater. with citations by important international journals exceeding 20,000 times. He has active research programs in solid state chemistry and the synthesis of nanomaterials for energy storage.

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Hou, Z., Zhang, X., Dong, M. et al. A large format aqueous rechargeable LiMn2O4/Zn battery with high energy density and long cycle life. Sci. China Mater. 64, 783–788 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-020-1503-7

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