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Title: Mechanisms of Ion Irradiation Induced Ordering in Amorphous TiO2 Nanotubes: Effects of Ion Mass and Energy
Award ID(s):
1838605
PAR ID:
10503908
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Elsevier
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Nuclear Materials
ISSN:
0022-3115
Page Range / eLocation ID:
155114
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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