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Title: Organoammonium-Ion-based Perovskites Can Degrade to Pb 0 via Amine–Pb(II) Coordination
Award ID(s):
2011750
PAR ID:
10325138
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Energy Letters
Volume:
6
Issue:
6
ISSN:
2380-8195
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2262 to 2267
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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