V─O─Ti Bridge-Bond Polarity Boosts Na+ Migration in V-Based Fluorophosphates for Fast Sodium Storage

Bochao Chen1, Ruihan Wang1, Yifei Liu1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.

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