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- Award ID(s):
- 1665464
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10382705
- Journal Name:
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Volume:
- 24
- Issue:
- 29
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 17569 to 17576
- ISSN:
- 1463-9076
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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