Enhancing organic cathodes of aqueous zinc-ion batteries via utilizing steric hindrance and electron cloud equalization† † Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d3sc04766k
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SUBMITTER: Ma G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10646929 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct
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