Nanometer-scale optical imaging of epitaxially grown GaN and InN islands using apertureless near-field microscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 8503-8508

  Kim, Zee Hwan ^a   Liu, Bing ^a   Leone, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC DEMODULATION; INDIUM NITRIDE; NANOMETERS; OPTICAL IMAGING;

COATING TECHNIQUES; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 18844437828     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp047425i     Document Type: Article

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