- Award ID(s):
- 1828117
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10301915
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Dalton Transactions
- Volume:
- 50
- Issue:
- 33
- ISSN:
- 1477-9226
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 11472 to 11484
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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