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Title: Photophysics and Electronic Structure of Lateral Graphene/MoS 2 and Metal/MoS 2 Junctions
Award ID(s):
1729338
NSF-PAR ID:
10223647
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Nano
Volume:
14
Issue:
12
ISSN:
1936-0851
Page Range / eLocation ID:
16663 to 16671
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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