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Prodi, L., Battistini, G., Dolci, L.S., Montalti, M., Zaccheroni, N. (2007). Luminescence of Gold Nanoparticles. In: Frontiers in Surface Nanophotonics. Optical Sciences, vol 133. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48951-3_5
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