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Xiaoli Dong1, Hongchuan Yu1, Yuanyuan Ma1

  • 1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Institute of New Energy iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China.

Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
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all-organicpolyimidepolytriphenylaminerechargeable battery“water-in-salt” electrolyte

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