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- PAR ID:
- 10532653
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
- Volume:
- 128
- Issue:
- 28
- ISSN:
- 1932-7447
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 11723 to 11731
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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