journal article·2026-04

Enhanced dust removal stability of highly transparent superhydrophobic coatings by ultrathin ZnO “nano-armor” conformal micro/nanostructures

Bao Guo, Hongjun Kang, Huiyang Zhao, Xinzhi Wang, Yang Li, Songtao Lu, Xiaohong Wu

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