In-wire conversion of a metal nanorod segment into an organic semiconductor.
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SUBMITTER: Chen X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3930343 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul
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In-wire conversion of a metal nanorod segment into an organic semiconductor.
Chen Xiaodong X Zheng Gengfeng G Cutler Joshua I JI Jang Jae-Won JW Mirkin Chad A CA
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20090701 13
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