Porous SiO2(PSiO2) with ultralow refractive index (
- Award ID(s):
- 1808241
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10145132
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Nanoscale
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 9
- ISSN:
- 2040-3364
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 5402 to 5411
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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