Geometric approach to determine the binding energy of quasi-two-dimensional biexcitons

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2528-2535

  Oh, I K ^a   Singh, Jai ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 4243260101     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.2528     Document Type: Article

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