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The living banana plant as a long-lasting battery cell

Sy-Ruen HuangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, FengChia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chih-Hung ChungPh.D. Program of Electrical and Communications Engineering, FengChia University, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hoang-Jyh LeuMaster’s Program of Green Energy Science and Technology, FengChia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chow-Yen-Desmond SimDepartment of Electrical Engineering, FengChia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chiu-Yue LinDepartment of Water Resources Engineering and Conservations, FengChia University, Taichung, Taiwan
Pages 650-654 | Published online: 26 Jul 2016

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