- Award ID(s):
- 1710214
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10100873
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Materials Research
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 0884-2914
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1965 to 1975
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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