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Porous Silicon for Sensor Applications

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Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Applications in Sensor, Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Technology

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Nassiopoulou, A.G. (2005). Porous Silicon for Sensor Applications. In: Vaseashta, A., Dimova-Malinovska, D., Marshall, J.M. (eds) Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Applications in Sensor, Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Technology. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 204. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3562-4_11

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