- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10094165
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Nanoscale Horizons
- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 2055-6756
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 735 to 746
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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