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Scalable fabrication and integration of biomimetic nanofluidic photoreceptors

Xiaolu Li1 Yuanbao Wu2 Hansong Cheng3 Jiaguo Yu4 Linfeng Chen1* Fan Xia1
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1 State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
3 Sustainable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
4 Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Submitted: 17 March 2025 | Revised: 27 March 2025 | Accepted: 1 April 2025 | Published: 18 April 2025
© 2025 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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