Investigation of atomic structures of diamond-like amorphous carbon by electron energy loss spectroscopy

Micron

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 515-525

  Yuan, J ^a   Brown, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbon; Diamond like carbon; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Magic angle; Tetrahedral carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034065620     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(99)00132-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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