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The lithium (Li) metal anode is essential for next generation high energy density rechargeable Li metal batteries. Although extensive studies have been performed to prolong the cycle life of Li metal batteries, the calendar life, which…
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Our high-throughput computational screening of the Materials Project database has identified 140 candidate materials exhibiting antiferromagnetic behavior in the $Pnma$ space group. Through systematic density functional theory calculations…
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A radical anion based functionalization of the basal plane of two-dimensional (2D) materials is proposed in the present study. Simple charge neutral radical functionalizations typically detach from the basal planes upon reduction. For…