• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 111 (2024)
Xiaoyu Liu1, Yiming Guo1, Fanghua Ning1,*, Yuyu Liu1..., Siqi Shi2, Qian Li3, Jiujun Zhang1, Shigang Lu1 and Jin Yi1,**|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Institute for Sustainable Energy & Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of China
  • 3College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China
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    Xiaoyu Liu, Yiming Guo, Fanghua Ning, Yuyu Liu, Siqi Shi, Qian Li, Jiujun Zhang, Shigang Lu, Jin Yi. Fundamental Understanding of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Zinc Anode Surface: A First-Principles Study[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 111 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Xiaoyu Liu, Yiming Guo, Fanghua Ning, Yuyu Liu, Siqi Shi, Qian Li, Jiujun Zhang, Shigang Lu, Jin Yi. Fundamental Understanding of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Zinc Anode Surface: A First-Principles Study[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 111
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