Bismuth-induced deep levels and carrier compensation in CdTe

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Du, Mao Hua ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 56349151468     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.172105     Document Type: Article

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