Chapter 2 Spatially and temporally resolved near-field scanning optical microscopy studies of semiconductor quantum wires

Semiconductors and Semimetals

Volumn 67, Issue C, 2001, Pages 39-107

  Lienau, Christoph ^a   Elsaesser, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES;

TEMPORALLY RESOLVED;

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0002427931     PISSN: 00808784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0080-8784(01)80168-X     Document Type: Article

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