Advanced Materials for Energy Applications: From Fuels to Batteries and Beyond.

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Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.

Published: March 2025


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The unprecedented challenges of the 21st century energy landscape necessitate a paradigm shift in materials science and engineering [...].

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