Structural Engineering of Hierarchical Magnetic/Carbon Nanocomposites via In Situ Growth for High-Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption

Xianyuan Liu; Jinman Zhou; Ying Xue; Xianyong Lu

doi:10.1007/s40820-024-01396-3

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