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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 17 >Issue 1 >Page 048 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 17, Issue 1, 048 (2025)
    Dynamic Regulation of Hydrogen Bonding Networks and Solvation Structures for Synergistic Solar-Thermal Desalination of Seawater and Catalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants
    Ming-Yuan Yu1, Jing Wu1,*, Guang Yin1, Fan-Zhen Jiao2..., Zhong-Zhen Yu2,** and Jin Qu1,***|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01544-9 Cite this Article
    Ming-Yuan Yu, Jing Wu, Guang Yin, Fan-Zhen Jiao, Zhong-Zhen Yu, Jin Qu. Dynamic Regulation of Hydrogen Bonding Networks and Solvation Structures for Synergistic Solar-Thermal Desalination of Seawater and Catalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17(1): 048 Copy Citation Text show less
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