Quantum confinement in amorphous silicon layers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1189-1191

  Allan, G ^a   Delerue, C ^a   Lannoo, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0003224744     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.119621     Document Type: Article

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