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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 220 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 220 (2024)
    MXene Sediment-Based Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Sodium Alginate Aerogel Evaporator with Vertically Aligned Channels for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation
    Tian Wang1,†, Meng Li1,†, Hongxing Xu1,†, Xiao Wang1..., Mingshu Jia1, Xianguang Hou1, Shuai Gao1, Qingman Liu1, Qihang Yang4, Mingwei Tian1, Lijun Qu1, Zhenhua Song2,*, Xiaohu Wu3,**, Lili Wang1,*** and Xiansheng Zhang1,****|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical and Health Textile Materials, College of Textiles and Clothing, State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Research Center for Intelligent and Wearable Technology, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Department of Pharmacology, Qingdao University School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Shandong Institute of Advanced Technology, Jinan, 250100, People’s Republic of China
  • 4College of Electromechanical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01433-1 Cite this Article
    Tian Wang, Meng Li, Hongxing Xu, Xiao Wang, Mingshu Jia, Xianguang Hou, Shuai Gao, Qingman Liu, Qihang Yang, Mingwei Tian, Lijun Qu, Zhenhua Song, Xiaohu Wu, Lili Wang, Xiansheng Zhang. MXene Sediment-Based Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Sodium Alginate Aerogel Evaporator with Vertically Aligned Channels for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 220 Copy Citation Text show less
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