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Why So Much Interest in Nanomaterials (NMs)?

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Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials ((STRUCTMAT,volume 116))

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These materials have created a high interest in recent years by virtue of their unusual mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties.

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Madkour, L.H. (2019). Why So Much Interest in Nanomaterials (NMs)?. In: Nanoelectronic Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 116. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21621-4_5

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