Acknowledgement
The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by the Nuclear Technology Research and Development Center, Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organization) for the analysis of ICP-OES and XRD. This work was financially supported by Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI).
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