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4open
Volume 6, 2023
Inorganic Nanoparticle Luminophore: Design and Application
Article Number 8
Number of page(s) 20
Section Chemistry - Applied Chemistry
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/fopen/2023007
Published online 03 August 2023
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