Facet-Controlled LiMn2O4/C as Deionization Electrode with Enhanced Stability and High Desalination Performance.
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SUBMITTER: Jiang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9399334 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug
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Facet-Controlled LiMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/C as Deionization Electrode with Enhanced Stability and High Desalination Performance.
Jiang Yuxin Y Chai Liyuan L Zhang Dehe D Ouyang Fangping F Zhou Xiangyuan X Alhassan Sikpaam I SI Liu Sailin S He Yingjie Y Yan Lvji L Wang Haiying H Zhang Wenchao W
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