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Title: Determination of the Spin Axis in Quantum Spin Hall Insulator Candidate Monolayer WTe2
Award ID(s):
1836697 1719797 1853048 2004701
PAR ID:
10314042
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Review X
Volume:
11
Issue:
4
ISSN:
2160-3308
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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