Photogeneration of coherent shear phonons in orientated wurtzite semiconductors by piezoelectric coupling

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Wen, Yu Chieh ^a   Ko, Tsung Shine ^b   Lu, Tien Chang ^b   Kuo, Hao Chung ^b   Chyi, Jen Inn ^c   Sun, Chi Kuang ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77954705108     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.195201     Document Type: Article

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