(1)Organic redox-active molecules for flow batteries
(2)Eutectic electrolytes as highly concentrated system for electrochemical energy storage
(3)Novel battery designing
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5. Changkun Zhang, Zhihui Niu, Sangshan Peng, Yu Ding, Leyuan Zhang, Xuelin Guo, Yu Zhao, Guihua Yu. Phenothiazine-based organic catholyte for high-capacity and long-life aqueous redox flow batteries. Adv. Mater., 2019, 31(24): 1901052-1901059.
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9. Leyuan Zhang,* Changkun Zhang,* Yu Ding,* K. Ramirez-Meyers; Guihua Yu. A low-cost and high-energy hybrid iron-aluminum liquid battery achieved by deep eutectic solvents. Joule, 2017, 1(3): 623-633.
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