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In situ reconstruction of Bi nanoparticles confined within 3D nanoporous Cu to boost CO2 electroreduction

Qiuyu Zhao, Jing Wang, Yan Zhuang, Lei Gong, Weining Zhang, Weiliu Fan, Zhen Lu, Yongzheng Zhang, Takeshi Fujita, Ping Zhang, Qikun Xue

Science China Materials· Volume 67· Issue 3

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