journal article·2026-06

Theoretical insights into multi-field-modulated donor-acceptor Cyclo[n]carbon rectifiers

Junnan Guo, Wenhui Fang, Jifeng Tang, Jian Huang, Qian Zhang, Lishu Zhang, Weikang Wu, Hui Li

Carbon· Volume 256
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