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Zhengang Lu1, Jiao Wang1,2

  • 1Department of Physics and Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Condensed Matter Physics (Department of Education of Fujian Province), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China.

Physical Review. E
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