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Title: (CH 3 NH 3 )AuX 4 ⋅H 2 O (X=Cl, Br) and (CH 3 NH 3 )AuCl 4 : Low‐Band Gap Lead‐Free Layered Gold Halide Perovskite Materials
Award ID(s):
1726630
NSF-PAR ID:
10114663
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chemistry – A European Journal
Volume:
25
Issue:
42
ISSN:
0947-6539
Page Range / eLocation ID:
p. 9875-9884
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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