Excitation-Controlled Host–Guest Multicolor Luminescence in Lanthanide-Doped Calcium Zirconate for Information Encryption
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SUBMITTER: Wang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10675260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
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