journal article·2026-08

Analysis of the delay effect of phase change materials for battery thermal runaway protection

Zhengjian Hou, Yan Han, Jing Wang, Qianpeng Yang, Xin Yuan, Kaiming Li, Huan Lei, Fahu Yang, Jianhua Wang, Haichao Shen, Haifeng Jiang

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 8
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