- Award ID(s):
- 1709207
- PAR ID:
- 10056955
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Nano Letters
- Volume:
- 18
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 1530-6984
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 2288 to 2293
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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