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Enhancing the supercapacitor performance of MoS2 nanostructures through metallic phase enrichment and morphology control

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2025-0047 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 122 - 133
Submitted on: Oct 21, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 30, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Shrouq H. Aleithan, Sajid Ali Ansari, Shroq S. Laradhi, Khan Alam, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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