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Nano-Micro Letters
Vol. 16, Issue 1, 151 (2024)

Harness High-Temperature Thermal Energy via Elastic Thermoelectric Aerogels

Hongxiong Li^1,†, Zhaofu Ding^1,†, Quan Zhou¹, Jun Chen²..., Zhuoxin Liu¹, Chunyu Du¹, Lirong Liang^1,* and Guangming Chen^1,**|Show fewer author(s)

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¹College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China

²Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

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Hongxiong Li, Zhaofu Ding, Quan Zhou, Jun Chen, Zhuoxin Liu, Chunyu Du, Lirong Liang, Guangming Chen. Harness High-Temperature Thermal Energy via Elastic Thermoelectric Aerogels[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 151 Copy Citation Text

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Hongxiong Li, Zhaofu Ding, Quan Zhou, Jun Chen, Zhuoxin Liu, Chunyu Du, Lirong Liang, Guangming Chen. Harness High-Temperature Thermal Energy via Elastic Thermoelectric Aerogels[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 151

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