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- Optional
information is indicated with the words "optional information".
- Clarifications are marked with a / slash before and after the brief exp
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- The sample description is organized to cover the
following information.
- Author information
- Bibliographical information
- Sample information
- Dissemination information
- References, Figures and Acknowledgements
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1. Author Information
Corresponding sample author/provider name
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Corresponding author/provider affiliation
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Corresponding author/provider email
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2nd sample author name
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2nd sample author affiliation
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3rd sample author name
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3rd sample author affiliation
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4th sample author name
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4th sample author name
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2. Bibliographical information
Sample title
/ Choose a title that emphasizes the nature and main features of your sample. For example, “Nanocrystalline silicon oxynitride thin film for
photovoltaic application”. /
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Keywords
/ Mention keywords so that other scientists can find your sample more
easily. /
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Open access license for published sample description
/ Indicate under which open access license you wish to publish your sample description. (Note that the physical sample will be shared according to your preferred Material Transfer Agreement.) Please choose one option./
CC BY
CC BY-NC-SA
Original research article
/ Specify your original research article that first mentioned your sample, so adopters can reference both your sample description and your
original research article. You can use the DOI or a traditional reference. /
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3. Sample Information
Abstract
/ The abstract should indicate the nature of the sample; provide information on its main properties, and describe why it may be useful to other scientists. The first lines of the abstract are used as a compact display of the sample description. /
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Introduction
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Sample Preparation Method
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Sample Properties
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Practical details
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Importance of this sample for further scientific achievements
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4. Dissemination Conditions
Number of available physical samples
/ Mark number of available samples. Please choose one option./
1
2
3
4
5+
Location (city, country) of sample
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Internal storage number of sample
/ Documenting your internal
storage number helps you finding the sample quickly when requested by other
researchers. Your internal storage number will
not be included in the published version of the description. /
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Sample return conditions
/ How should the adopter proceed with your sample after experiments are completed. Please choose one option. /
Sample may be kept by adopter
Sample must be returned to provider
Instruction for Use
/ Is there specific
instruction which the adopter should be aware of before using the sample (e.g. “For
wet chemical analysis chips have to be prepared by turning or milling of the
sample surface.)? /
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Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)
/ You can either apply your own Material Transfer Agreement under which you want to disseminate your sample, or choose the propose Science Common Material Transfer Agreement. Please choose one option. /
Science
Common MTA Open Use 2.0
Custom
Material Transfer Agreement
5. References, Figures and Acknowledgements
References
/ Enter references related to the creation of this sample using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the reference(recommended) or manually mentioning the author's names, the journal/book volume and page as well as the publication year. We'll do the final formatting for you! /
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Figures & figure captions
/ At least one figure is required in order to publish a sample description. Please add the figure number and caption here. /
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Grant number
/ Grant number of funder of the research project the sample belongs to. /
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Acknowledgements
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Notes
/ Use this field to convey any additional
information useful for other researchers, e.g.: “This sample was presented at
E-MRS Fall Meeting 2016 at Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.”/
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