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A wide range of experimental techniques were used in the course of this study to characterise and analyse material properties as well as their implementations in functional devices. The key tools are presented in this chapter, including material fabrication as well as characterisation by imaging, scattering and spectroscopic techniques.

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Guldin, S. (2013). Experimental and Analytical Techniques. In: Inorganic Nanoarchitectures by Organic Self-Assembly. Springer Theses. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00312-2_4

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