journal article·2026-03

Site-specific growth of cobalt nanoparticles in MOF-derived nitrogen-doped carbon for efficient zinc–air batteries

Zhenyi Xu, Tian Lang, Yansheng Fan, Dongming Cai, Yu Rao, Ying Wang, Miao Xu, Rui Tong, Xiongwei Zhong

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 61· Issue 9
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