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Title: Effects of I 2 on Cu 2–x S Nanoparticles: Enabling Cation Exchange but Complicating Plasmonics
Award ID(s):
1724948
NSF-PAR ID:
10200284
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Materials Letters
Volume:
2
Issue:
2
ISSN:
2639-4979
Page Range / eLocation ID:
140 to 146
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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