journal article·2024-06

Cocos nucifera L.-derived porous carbon nanospheres/ZnO composites for energy harvesting and antibacterial applications

Meera Varghese, Gisa Grace Ninan, Saranya Jayaram, Suma Sarojini, Manoj Balachandran

Carbon Letters· Volume 34· Issue 5
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