Optical properties of boron carbide (B5C) thin films fabricated by plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 8643-8647

  Ahmad, Ahmad A ^a,b   Ianno, N J ^a   Snyder, P G ^a   Welipitiya, D ^a   Byun, D ^a   Dowben, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

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EID: 0000593192     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.362487     Document Type: Review

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