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Luminescent Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Advances and Directions

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Effects of Environmental Transformations on the Phototoxicity of Cadmium–Zinc-Based Quantum Dots to Freshwater Algae Chlorella vulgaris

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Innovative Resistance: Understanding Public Sentiment in China’s 5G NIMBY Context

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A study on the mechanism of Indium phosphide/zinc sulfide core/shell quantum dots influencing embryo incubation of rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus)

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Green synthesis of heteroatom-doped carbon quantum dots derived from Chenopodium Album for sustainable nanofertilization

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