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Review: wood composites as sustainable energy conversion materials for efficient solar energy harvesting and light management

Xiang Wang, Xueling Xu, Deqi Fan, Guangyao Zhang, Yi Lu

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 59· Issue 11
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