journal article·2025-08

Microstructure modulation strategies from pitch molecules to derived carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage

Chao MENG, Yan ZHANG, Ning WANG, Xue-qing ZHENG, De-yu KONG, Han HU, Ming-bo WU

New Carbon Materials· Volume 40· Issue 4
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