Preparation and performance of Mo-doped MnO2 cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries
- Corresponding author: Shan FAN, fanshan@qqhru.edu.cn Yong ZHANG, leon1981@163.com
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Mengxue WANG, Shan FAN, Wei DONG, Yichen REN, Yong ZHANG. Preparation and performance of Mo-doped MnO2 cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2026, 42(9): 2033-2040.
doi:
10.11862/CJIC.20260111
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