Optically anisotropic infinite cylinder above an optically anisotropic half space: Dispersion interaction of a single-walled carbon nanotube with a substrate.
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SUBMITTER: Siber A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4043287 | biostudies-other | 2010 May
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