- Award ID(s):
- 1711546
- PAR ID:
- 10303935
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Applied Energy
- Volume:
- 286
- Issue:
- C
- ISSN:
- 0306-2619
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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