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Specific capacitance and electrochemical properties of charge transfer complex of 4,4’-bipyridine with a benzoquinone derivative

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2286-038X | Journal ISSN: 1583-2430
Language: English
Page range: 162 - 169
Submitted on: Oct 30, 2025
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