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AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA Rodrigo V. Salvatierra & James M. Tour * Department of Computer Science, Rice
University, Houston, TX, USA James M. Tour * Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA James M. Tour * Smalley-Curl Institute and NanoCarbon
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