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Stabilization of the metastable Cu-paratacamite phase using dual and triple nanostructures with titanium and zinc for improving its electrochemical applications Cover

Stabilization of the metastable Cu-paratacamite phase using dual and triple nanostructures with titanium and zinc for improving its electrochemical applications

Materials Science-Poland
Volume 43 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
By: Osama Saber,  Sajid Ali Ansari,  Nazish Parveen,  Mostafa Osama and  Aya Osama  
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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2025-0035 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
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Language: English
Page range: 146 - 157
Submitted on: Sep 1, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 16, 2025
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Published on: Nov 1, 2025
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Keywords:
Mono-metal HDS,
dual-metal paratacamite,
triple-metal paratacamite LDHs,
charge–discharge method,
supercapacitor applications
Related subjects:
Materials sciences,
Materials sciences, other,
Nanomaterials,
Functional and smart materials,
Materials characterization and properties

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