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Figure 1. (A) Molecular structure and (B) electrostatic potential mapping of MA. (C) The adsorption energy of the zinc atom, water molecule and MA molecule on Zn (002) crystal plane. The corresponding structures of the (D) MA molecule, Zn atom and water molecule adsorbed on zinc. (E) C 1s, (F) N 1s XPS spectrum, and (G) Raman spectra of zinc foils immersed in electrolyte with/without MA for 5 days.