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Varying the Concentration of Organic Acid and Amine Ligands Allows Tuning between Quantum Dots and Magic-Sized Clusters of CH 3 NH 3 PbBr 3 Perovskite: Implications for Photonics and Energy Conversion
- Award ID(s):
- 1904547
- PAR ID:
- 10233386
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS Applied Nano Materials
- Volume:
- 3
- Issue:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 2574-0970
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 12379 to 12387
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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