Epitaxial NiMnSb films on GaAs(001)

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 77, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 4190-4192

  Van Roy, W ^a   De Boeck, J ^a   Brijs, B ^a   Borghs, G ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

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EID: 0001349829     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1334356     Document Type: Article

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