journal article·2025-04

Flexible polyvinylidene fluoride/multiwall carbon nanotube-based thermoelectric composite films with excellent environmental stability and enhanced power factor from ferroelectric polarization

Qinghui Jiang, Zhenxiang Yu, Xinyue Zhang, Shanliang Chen, Jitao Yi, Yong Liu

Science China Materials· Volume 68· Issue 4
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