Interfacial electronic and energetic evaluation using perturbation-resolved spectrometrics for nuclear radiation resistance

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Issue		Res. Des. Nucl. Eng. Volume 2, 2026


Article Number		2026001
Number of page(s)		7
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/rdne/2026001
Published online		12 May 2026

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