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Robust graphene-based molecular devices. / El Abbassi, M.; Sangtarash, S.; Liu, X. et al.
In: Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 14, No. 10, 01.10.2019, p. 957-961.

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El Abbassi, M, Sangtarash, S, Liu, X, Perrin, ML, Braun, O, Lambert, C, van der Zant, HSJ, Yitzchaik, S, Decurtins, S, Liu, S-X, Sadeghi, H & Calame, M 2019, 'Robust graphene-based molecular devices', Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 957-961. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0533-8

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El Abbassi, M., Sangtarash, S., Liu, X., Perrin, M. L., Braun, O., Lambert, C., van der Zant, H. S. J., Yitzchaik, S., Decurtins, S., Liu, S-X., Sadeghi, H., & Calame, M. (2019). Robust graphene-based molecular devices. Nature Nanotechnology, 14(10), 957-961. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-019-0533-8

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El Abbassi M, Sangtarash S, Liu X, Perrin ML, Braun O, Lambert C et al. Robust graphene-based molecular devices. Nature Nanotechnology. 2019 Oct 1;14(10):957-961. Epub 2019 Sept 16. doi: 10.1038/s41565-019-0533-8

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El Abbassi, M. ; Sangtarash, S. ; Liu, X. et al. / Robust graphene-based molecular devices. In: Nature Nanotechnology. 2019 ; Vol. 14, No. 10. pp. 957-961.

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