Surface phonon polariton mode of wurtzite structure AlxGa 1-x N (0≤x≤1) thin films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Ng, S S ^a   Hassan, Z ^a   Abu Hassan, H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; PHONONS;

ABSORPTION PEAK; SURFACE PHONON POLARITON;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 34548254076     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2773743     Document Type: Article

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