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Erratum: Bending Rigidity of 2D Silica [Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 226101 (2018)]

C Büchner, S D Eder, T Nesse

    Physical Review Letters
    |July 23, 2021
    PubMed
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    This study corrects a previously published article DOI. The correction ensures accurate citation and referencing for the scientific community.

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