Terahertz Transmission through a Gold Mirror or Electrode
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Novelli, F. Terahertz Transmission through a Gold Mirror or Electrode. Materials 2024, 17, 3942. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17163942
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