journal article·2026-06

High-density cobalt/nitrogen co-doped graphene aerogels enable efficient oxygen evolution reaction through multicomponent synergy

Jing Yang, Jiayi Liu, Rong Hu, Wei Chen, Zongyu Huang, Hui Qiao, Xiang Qi

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 6
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