Investigation of the AgCl Formation Mechanism on the Ag Wire Surface for the Fabrication of a Marine Low-Frequency-Electric-Field-Detection Ag/AgCl Sensor Electrode
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SUBMITTER: Cho K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330149 | biostudies-literature |
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