Pump-Probe X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy of Free-Standing Graphane
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Costantini, R.; Marchiani, D.; Betti, M.G.; Mariani, C.; Jeong, S.; Ito, Y.; Morgante, A.; Dell’Angela, M. Pump-Probe X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy of Free-Standing Graphane. Condens. Matter 2023, 8, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat8020031
Costantini R, Marchiani D, Betti MG, Mariani C, Jeong S, Ito Y, Morgante A, Dell’Angela M. Pump-Probe X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy of Free-Standing Graphane. Condensed Matter. 2023; 8(2):31. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat8020031
Chicago/Turabian StyleCostantini, Roberto, Dario Marchiani, Maria Grazia Betti, Carlo Mariani, Samuel Jeong, Yoshikazu Ito, Alberto Morgante, and Martina Dell’Angela. 2023. "Pump-Probe X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy of Free-Standing Graphane" Condensed Matter 8, no. 2: 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat8020031