Atomic layer epitaxy

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-152

  Niinistö, Lauri ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

ALE atomic layer epitaxy; ECALE electrochemical atomic layer epitaxy; SILAR successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction; TFEL thin film electroluminescence; YBCO YBa2Cu3O7 x

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001027439     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80080-6     Document Type: Article

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