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Title: Asymmetries in the Electronic Properties of Spheroidal Metallic Nanoparticles, Revealed by Conduction Electron Spin Resonance and Surface Plasmon Resonance
Award ID(s):
2003609
PAR ID:
10282346
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Nano
Volume:
15
Issue:
3
ISSN:
1936-0851
Page Range / eLocation ID:
4490 to 4503
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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