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Dynamic percolation networks engineered low Curie temperature PTC composites for self-adaptive thermal management

Chang Dong, Huan-Huan Liu, Teng Li, Li Yang, Gui-Lin Song, Hui-Kang Xu, Jun Lei, Jie Li, Ding-Xiang Yan, Zhong-Ming Li

Science China Materials· Volume 68· Issue 12
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