Study of structural changes in amorphous germanium-nitrogen alloys by optical techniques

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 433-438

  Zanatta, A R ^a   Chambouleyron, I ^a   Santos, P V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN ZONE; GERMANIUM NITROGEN ALLOYS; ORBITALS; PHONON DENSITY; URBACH ENERGY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GERMANIUM ALLOYS; NITROGEN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THIN FILMS;

AMORPHOUS ALLOYS;

EID: 0029732253     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.360849     Document Type: Article

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