Combined transmission electron microscopy and cathodoluminescence studies of degradation in electron-beam-pumped Zn1-xCdxSe/ZnSe blue-green lasers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1263-1273

  Bonard, Jean Marc ^a   Ganière, Jean Daniel ^a   Vanzetti, Lia ^b,d   Paggel, Jens J ^b,e   Sorba, Lucia ^b,f   Franciosi, Alfonso ^b,g   Hervé, Denis ^c,h   Molva, Engin ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^c CEA LETI   (France)

^d Centro Materiali Biofisica Medica   (Italy)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^h CERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0004484988     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.368193     Document Type: Article

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