Optical constants of sputter-deposited Ti-Ce oxide and Zr-Ce oxide films

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 25, 1998, Pages 5993-6001

  Veszelei, Monica ^a   Kullman, Lisen ^a   Granqvist, Claes G ^a   Rottkay, Nik Von ^b   Rubin, Mike ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000341719     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.005993     Document Type: Article

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