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Fractional quantum conductance in carbon nanotubes. / Sanvito, S.; Young-Kyun, K.; Tomanek, D. et al.
In: Physical review letters, Vol. 84, No. 9, 2000, p. 1974-1977.

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Sanvito, S, Young-Kyun, K, Tomanek, D & Lambert, CJ 2000, 'Fractional quantum conductance in carbon nanotubes.', Physical review letters, vol. 84, no. 9, pp. 1974-1977. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1974

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Sanvito, S., Young-Kyun, K., Tomanek, D., & Lambert, C. J. (2000). Fractional quantum conductance in carbon nanotubes. Physical review letters, 84(9), 1974-1977. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1974

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Sanvito S, Young-Kyun K, Tomanek D, Lambert CJ. Fractional quantum conductance in carbon nanotubes. Physical review letters. 2000;84(9):1974-1977. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1974

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Sanvito, S. ; Young-Kyun, K. ; Tomanek, D. et al. / Fractional quantum conductance in carbon nanotubes. In: Physical review letters. 2000 ; Vol. 84, No. 9. pp. 1974-1977.

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