This study introduces the stereoisomerism to inform the balanced selection of electrolyte additives to achieve the optimal deposition behaviors and electrochemical performance. An appropriate level of solvation ability and adsorption ability can facilitate faster deposition kinetics and encourage the preferential orientation growth of (002) planes. With sorbitol, the symmetrical battery can stably cycle for over 3470 h at 2 mA cm^-2 and 1 mAh cm^-2, and full battery also exhibits excellent electrochemical performance.

Pyrovanadates are deemed as an ideal class of potential Calcium ion storage hosts, owing to abundant confined species. However, the higher Coulombic hinderance brings about more sluggish diffusion kinetics of charge carriers. Therefore, an allelic reconfiguration is proposed for the activity-limited zinc sites, and a novel solid-solution phase copper/zinc pyrovanadate for calcium-ion host is prepared. Combining theoretical calculations with experiments, the feasibility of the solid solution phase host for high-performance reversible calcium-ion storage is clarified.

In a paper published in National Science Review, scientists present evidences that tidal forces have a significant impact on temporal variations in seismic velocity within fault fracture zones.

Chemist Zheming Wang is the newest AAAS Fellow, joining the ranks of astronaut Mae Jemison, and Steven Chu, 1997 Nobel laureate in physics who served as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Energy.

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