Diamond and diamond like carbon films

Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 129-139

  Kar, S ^a   Chaudhuri, S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

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EID: 3943100242     PISSN: 0371750X     EISSN: 21655456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0371750X.2003.11012094     Document Type: Article

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