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Thermodynamics versus Kinetics Dichotomy in the Linear Self-Assembly of Mixed Nanoblocks

L Ruiz, S Keten

    The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
    |August 15, 2015
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    growth kineticsnanotubespatterned structureself-assemblysupramolecular

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