• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 094 (2024)
Weiyan Yu1,2, Yi Yang1,2, Yunjing Wang2, Lulin Hu1,2..., Jingcheng Hao2,3,*, Lu Xu1,2,** and Weimin Liu1,2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Green Manufacturing at Yantai, Yantai, 264006, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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    Weiyan Yu, Yi Yang, Yunjing Wang, Lulin Hu, Jingcheng Hao, Lu Xu, Weimin Liu. Versatile MXene Gels Assisted by Brief and Low-Strength Centrifugation[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 094 Copy Citation Text show less
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