Spontaneous Reduction and Adsorption of K3[Fe(CN)6] on Zn Anodes in Alkaline Electrolytes: Enabling a Long-Life Zn-Ni Battery
- Corresponding author: Cheng Zhong, cheng.zhong@tju.edu.cn
 
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		            Yuanhao Shen, Qingyu Wang, Jie Liu, Cheng Zhong, Wenbin Hu. Spontaneous Reduction and Adsorption of K3[Fe(CN)6] on Zn Anodes in Alkaline Electrolytes: Enabling a Long-Life Zn-Ni Battery[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica,
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