High-Energy Rechargeable Metallic Lithium Battery at -70°C Enabled by a Cosolvent Electrolyte

Xiaoli Dong1, Yuxiao Lin2, Panlong Li1

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

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