- Award ID(s):
- 1809372
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10383299
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry of Materials
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 0897-4756
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3724 to 3735
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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