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Open AccessSelf-assembly directed one-step synthesis of [4]radialene on Cu(100) surfaces
The synthetic challenges of radialenes have precluded their practical applications. Here, we report a one-step synthetic protocol of [4]radialene on a copper surface. High-resolution scanning tunneling microsc...
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Enhanced photocatalytic activity of flowerlike CuO–ZnO nanocomposites synthesized by one-step hydrothermal method
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