High performance glow discharge a-Si1-xGex:H of large x

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 6252-6267

  Wickboldt, Paul ^a,e   Pang, Dawen ^a   Paul, William ^a   Chen, Joseph H ^b   Zhong, Fan ^c   Chen, Chih Chiang ^c   Cohen, J David ^c   Williamson, D L ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d Advanced Coatings and Surface Engineering Laboratory   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000232104     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.364413     Document Type: Article

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