- Award ID(s):
- 1800070
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10245270
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Volume:
- 22
- Issue:
- 42
- ISSN:
- 1463-9076
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 24226 to 24235
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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