Terminal Groups-Dependent Near-Field Enhancement Effect of Ti3C2Tx Nanosheets.
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SUBMITTER: Yang YY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8041988 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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