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Title: Differentiating the bonding states in calcium carbonate polymorphs by low-loss electron-energy-loss spectroscopy
Award ID(s):
1954856
PAR ID:
10499925
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Elsevier
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Acta Materialia
Volume:
257
Issue:
C
ISSN:
1359-6454
Page Range / eLocation ID:
119191
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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