Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 36, Issue 11, 1125(2021)

First-principles Study on Nanoscale Tungsten Oxide: a Review

Linyan ZHAO1, Yangsi LIU1,2,3, Xiaoli XI1,2,4、*, Liwen MA1,2, and Zuoren NIE1,2,4
Author Affiliations
  • 11. Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 22. National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Big-data Application Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 33. Beijing GUYUE New Materials Research Institute Beijing 100124, China
  • 44. Collaborative Innovation Center of Capital Resource-Recycling Material Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    Category: REVIEW

    Received: Nov. 28, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 20, 2021

    The Author Email: Xiaoli XI (xixiaoli@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20200683

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