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Nakagawa, N., Hwang, H. Y., & Muller, D. A. (2006). Why some interfaces cannot be sharp. Nature Materials, 5(3), 204â209.

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Naoyuki Nakagawa (first)
Harold Y. Hwang (additional)
David A. Muller (additional)

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