Zinc oxide nanostructures for fluorescence and Raman signal enhancement: a review

Ioana Marica, Fran Nekvapil, Maria Ștefan, Cosmin Farcău and Alexandra Falamaș
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 472–490. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.40

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Zinc oxide nanostructures for fluorescence and Raman signal enhancement: a review
Ioana Marica, Fran Nekvapil, Maria Ștefan, Cosmin Farcău and Alexandra Falamaș
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 472–490. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.40

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Marica, I.; Nekvapil, F.; Ștefan, M.; Farcău, C.; Falamaș, A. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 472–490. doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.40

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