Ultrasonic wave propagation in IIIrd group nitrides

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 766-777

  Pandey, D K ^a   Singh, Devraj ^b   Yadav, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^b Iswar Saran Degree College   (India)

Author keywords

Elastic properties; Semiconductor; Thermal conductivity; Ultrasonic techniques

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; NITRIDES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; THERMAL ENERGY DENSITY; ULTRASONIC ATTENUATION;

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 34047140550     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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