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On the measured dielectric constant of amorphous boron nitride

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We acknowledge support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (grant number 2017YFB0406301).

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Li, L., Chen, X.M. On the measured dielectric constant of amorphous boron nitride. Nature 590, E6–E7 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03162-y

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