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Y.W. prepared the sample and characterized the sample with Raman and electrochemical measurements. Y.W. and T.S. performed the HD-SFG measurement and data analysis. Y.W., T.S., Y.C., Y.N., and M.B. wrote and modified the manuscript. All authors discussed the results.
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Wang, Y., Seki, T., Yu, X. et al. Chemistry governs water organization at a graphene electrode. Nature 615, E1–E2 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05669-y
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