The Long and Bright Path of a Lanthanide MOF: From Basics towards the Application

Eugenio Hernán Otal1, Hideki Tanaka2, Manuela Leticia Kim1

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Materials, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Ueda, 386-8567, Japan.

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