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Title: Role of Heterointerface in Lithium-Induced Phase Transition in T d -WTe 2 Nanoflakes
Award ID(s):
2240944 1719875
NSF-PAR ID:
10496989
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
ACS
Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Electronic Materials
Volume:
6
Issue:
2
ISSN:
2637-6113
Page Range / eLocation ID:
785 to 792
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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