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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 008 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 008 (2024)
    Ionization Engineering of Hydrogels Enables Highly Efficient Salt-Impeded Solar Evaporation and Night-Time Electricity Harvesting
    Nan He, Haonan Wang, Haotian Zhang, Bo Jiang..., Dawei Tang and Lin Li*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • School of Energy and Power Engineering, Key Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
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    Nan He, Haonan Wang, Haotian Zhang, Bo Jiang, Dawei Tang, Lin Li. Ionization Engineering of Hydrogels Enables Highly Efficient Salt-Impeded Solar Evaporation and Night-Time Electricity Harvesting[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 008 Copy Citation Text show less
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