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Local stiffness and work function variations of hexagonal boron nitride on Cu(111)
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Electrochemical Society2017van der Waals Bonded Co/h-BN Contacts to Ultrathin Black Phosphorus Devices
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Institute of Physics2017Mass Spectrometry as a Preparative Tool for the Surface Science of Large Molecules
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Annual Reviews2016Construction of a low temperature STM and studies of large molecular systems
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