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Title: Loss of Hall conductivity quantization in a non-Hermitian quantum anomalous Hall insulator
NSF-PAR ID:
10077765
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Physical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Volume:
98
Issue:
15
ISSN:
2469-9950; PRBMDO
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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