Biaxial moduli of coherent Si1-xGex films on Si (001)

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1694-1696

  Floro, J A ^a   Chason, E ^a   Lee, S R ^a   Petersen, G A ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 0042784541     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.120006     Document Type: Article

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