- Award ID(s):
- 1361516
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10057294
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
- Volume:
- 48
- Issue:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 0377-0486
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1881 to 1886
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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