Covert thermal barcodes based on phase change nanoparticles

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Duong, Binh ^a   Liu, Helin ^a   Ma, Liyuan ^a   Su, Ming ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84902195994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05170     Document Type: Article

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