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Poly(terphenyl-diphenylmethane piperidinium) anion exchange membranes assemble with non-precious metal electrodes for high-performance water electrolysis

Zhaoshuo Yuan, Yujie Liu, Huatong Li, Qian Kong, Haixiao Sun, Qian Qiao, Xuelian Zhang, Hongyu Liu, Yi Tan, Qingyue Ge, Tongguang Xu, Xiaoping Dai, Xin Zhang

Science China Materials· Volume 68· Issue 12
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