Transition metal oxides of the 4
Although low-dimensional
- Award ID(s):
- 1703003
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10308325
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- Publisher / Repository:
- IOP Publishing
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- Journal Name:
- New Journal of Physics
- Volume:
- 21
- Issue:
- 9
- ISSN:
- 1367-2630
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- Article No. 093025
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- National Science Foundation
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