Pivotal Role of the Granularity Uniformity of the WO3 Film Electrode upon the Cyclic Stability during Cation Insertion/Extraction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Preparation of the Functional Films
2.2. Characterization and Performance Tests
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, Z.; Chen, H.; Lin, Z.; Guan, X.; Zhang, J.; Tang, X.; Zhan, Y.; Luo, J. Pivotal Role of the Granularity Uniformity of the WO3 Film Electrode upon the Cyclic Stability during Cation Insertion/Extraction. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 973. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13060973
Zhang Z, Chen H, Lin Z, Guan X, Zhang J, Tang X, Zhan Y, Luo J. Pivotal Role of the Granularity Uniformity of the WO3 Film Electrode upon the Cyclic Stability during Cation Insertion/Extraction. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(6):973. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13060973
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Zhaocheng, Haoyuan Chen, Zicong Lin, Xiongcong Guan, Jiong Zhang, Xiufeng Tang, Yunfeng Zhan, and Jianyi Luo. 2023. "Pivotal Role of the Granularity Uniformity of the WO3 Film Electrode upon the Cyclic Stability during Cation Insertion/Extraction" Nanomaterials 13, no. 6: 973. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13060973