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Gamma rays assisted synthesis of N doped-graphene quantum dots from multiwall carbon nanotubes

Zoran Marković, Janez Kovač, Marija Mojsin, Katarina Radulović, Vladimir Pavlović, Biljana Todorović Marković

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Soavtorji: Janez Kovač, Marija Mojsin, Katarina Radulović, Vladimir Pavlović, Biljana Todorović Marković.
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