• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 1, 046 (2025)
Kaili Zhang1,2,3, Yuefeng Yan2, Zhen Wang2,*, Guansheng Ma2..., Dechang Jia1,2,3, Xiaoxiao Huang1,2,3,** and Yu Zhou1,2,3|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Precision Welding & Joining of Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People’s Republic of China
  • 3MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structural-Functional Integration Materials & Green Manufacturing Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People’s Republic of China
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    Kaili Zhang, Yuefeng Yan, Zhen Wang, Guansheng Ma, Dechang Jia, Xiaoxiao Huang, Yu Zhou. Integration of Electrical Properties and Polarization Loss Modulation on Atomic Fe–N-RGO for Boosting Electromagnetic Wave Absorption[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 046 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Kaili Zhang, Yuefeng Yan, Zhen Wang, Guansheng Ma, Dechang Jia, Xiaoxiao Huang, Yu Zhou. Integration of Electrical Properties and Polarization Loss Modulation on Atomic Fe–N-RGO for Boosting Electromagnetic Wave Absorption[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 046
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