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I would like to thank G. Herman and R. Hoffman introducing me to the field of transition metal oxide transistors and for making various samples, and C. Taussig, P. Mei, and C. Perlov for many consultations and support during this work.

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Jackson, W.B. (2009). Flexible Transition Metal Oxide Electronics and Imprint Lithography. In: Wong, W.S., Salleo, A. (eds) Flexible Electronics. Electronic Materials: Science & Technology, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74363-9_5

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