Electron-energy-loss spectroscopy of plasmon excitations in concentric-shell fullerenes

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 5832-5836

  Henrard, L ^a   Malengreau, F ^a   Rudolf, P ^a   Hevesi, K ^a   Caudano, R ^a   Lambin, P ^a   Cabioc'h T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

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EID: 0001082208     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.5832     Document Type: Article

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