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Nanoscale electric-field imaging based on a quantum sensor and its charge-state control under ambient condition

Nature Communications, ISSN: 2041-1723, Vol: 12, Issue: 1, Page: 2457
2021
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  • Citations
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  • Captures
    106
  • Mentions
    3
    • News Mentions
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      • News
        3
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    1
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Bibliographic Details

Bian, Ke; Zheng, Wentian; Zeng, Xianzhe; Chen, Xiakun; Stöhr, Rainer; Denisenko, Andrej; Yang, Sen; Wrachtrup, Jörg; Jiang, Ying

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Chemistry; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Physics and Astronomy

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