A molecular-gap device for specific determination of mercury ions

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Guo, Zheng ^a   Liu, Zhong Gang ^a   Yao, Xian Zhi ^a   Zhang, Kai Sheng ^a   Chen, Xing ^a   Liu, Jin Huai ^a   Huang, Xing Jiu ^a  

^a HEFEI INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE   (China)

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EID: 84887338336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03115     Document Type: Article

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