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Functional materials


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  • Physical SystemsFunctional materials
    Research AreasApplications of soft matterFunctional materials
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  • Energy applications
    • Batteries
      • Flow batteries
      • Lithium batteries
        • Lithium metal batteries
        • Lithium polymer batteries
        • Lithium-air batteries
        • Lithium-ion batteries
        • Lithium-sulfur batteries
      • Lithium-alternative batteries
      • Solid-state batteries
      • Thermal batteries
    • Magnetic refrigeration
    • Solar cells
    • Solid-state refrigeration
    • Thermoelectrics
      • Thermoelectric cooling
      • Thermoelectric generators
      • Thermoelectric heating
  • Energy materials
    • Hydrogen storage materials
    • Photovoltaic absorbers
      • Tandem photovoltaics
      • Thermal photovoltaics
      • Thin-film photovoltaics
  • Smart materials
    • Actuating materials
    • Self-healing systems
    • Shape-memory materials
    • Stimuli-responsive materials
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