Structure of a-C:N:H prepared from ammonia

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3338-3345

  Walters, J K ^a   Pickup, D M ^a   Newport, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ATOMIC PHYSICS; CARBON; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NITROGEN; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

AMORPHOUS HYDROGENATED CARBON; ATOMIC-SCALE STRUCTURE; INELASTIC NEUTRON SCATTERING (INS);

AMMONIA;

EID: 30544445653     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2005.0423     Document Type: Article

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