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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 15, 1500011(2025)

Dirac Fluid Behavior in Graphene (Invited)

Zeyu Jin, Yuwei Zhuang, Guangliang Niu, Lidong Zhang, Zhenjie Duan, and Wenyu Zhao^*

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Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei , China

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Zeyu Jin, Yuwei Zhuang, Guangliang Niu, Lidong Zhang, Zhenjie Duan, Wenyu Zhao. Dirac Fluid Behavior in Graphene (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(15): 1500011

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Paper Information

Category: Reviews

Received: Apr. 11, 2025

Accepted: Jun. 4, 2025

Published Online: Aug. 11, 2025

The Author Email: Wenyu Zhao (zhaowenyu@hust.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/LOP250987

CSTR:32186.14.LOP250987

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