Micro/nano hierarchical MoS2/Ni3S2@nickel foam porous composite photothermal material: Preparation and interfacial evaporation performance
- Corresponding author: Ying SONG, songy@hit.edu.cn Zhongping YAO, yaozhongping@hit.edu.cn
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Weihao LI, Fangzhou JIA, Ying SONG, Yunsong XU, Guifeng LU, Xinzhi WANG, Zhongping YAO. Micro/nano hierarchical MoS2/Ni3S2@nickel foam porous composite photothermal material: Preparation and interfacial evaporation performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2026, 42(6): 1190-1202.
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10.11862/CJIC.20250365
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