Short-period strain-balanced Ga As1-x Nx/In As1-x Nx superlattices lattice matched to InP(001): A material for 0.4-0.6eV midinfrared applications

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Bhusal, L ^a   Alemu, A ^a   Freundlich, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 33644947605     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.073309     Document Type: Article

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