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Yaoyu Yin, Yanbai Shen, Sikai Zhao, Ang Li, Rui Lu, Cong Han, Baoyu Cui, and Dezhou Wei, Enhanced detection of ppb-level NO2 by uniform Pt-doped ZnSnO3 nanocubes, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 29(2022), No. 6, pp. 1295-1303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2215-9 |
Yanbai Shen E-mail: shenyanbai@mail.neu.edu.cn
Sikai Zhao E-mail: zhaosikai@mail.neu.edu.cn
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