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Mark Wilson1, Harry Jenkins1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom.

Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter : an Institute of Physics Journal
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