Micromechanics of MnAs nanocrystals embedded in GaAs

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Moreno, M ^a   Kaganer, V M ^b   Jenichen, B ^b   Trampert, A ^b   Daweritz L ^b   Ploog, K H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b PAUL DRUDE INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERELEKTRONIK   (Germany)

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EID: 29744447909     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.115206     Document Type: Article

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