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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon
reasonable request.
Financial support and sponsorship
The experimental work was funded by the Center for Dielectrics Studies at Penn State. The interpretation of
the results was supported by funding from the National Science Foundation and the Center for Dielectrics
and Piezoelectrics under Grant No. IIP-1841466 and No. IIP-1841453 and the National Science Foundation
grant DMR-2025439.

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Both authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

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