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Figure 3. Enhancing the properties of LSBs by the host design and separator modification. (A) Schematic illustration of the synthesis process of Mo₂C/CNT and S-Mo₂C/CNT. (B) Illustration of the promoted adsorption and the redox reaction of polysulfides on Mo₂C/CNT for the fast conversion of polysulfides. Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[61] Copyright 2018, IOP. (C) Synthesis process of the Mo₂C/CHS composite. (D) Role of Mo₂C/HSC in promoting the nucleation and diffusion processes of PSs. Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[62] Copyright 2021, Elsevier. (E) Optimized adsorption structures of S₈ and Li₂Sn on P-Mo₂C-S substrate and adsorption energy of S₈ and Li₂Sn on P-Mo₂C-S and Mo₂C-S. Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[63] Copyright 2024, Elsevier. (F) Dendritic lithium growth in cells with PP separator and MQD@NG@/PP separator. (G) Schematic illustration of the synthesis process of MQD@NG. Reproduced with permission from Ref.^[68] Copyright 2020, Elsevier.