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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 148, 2018
International Conference on Engineering Vibration (ICoEV 2017)
Article Number 12002
Number of page(s) 6
Section Nonlinear Effects in Broadband Energy Harvesting from Mechanical Vibrations
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201814812002
Published online 02 February 2018
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