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Title: Nanohybrid Photodetectors
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Award ID(s):
1508494 1809293 1909292
PAR ID:
10234134
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Advanced Photonics Research
Volume:
2
Issue:
7
ISSN:
2699-9293
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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