Temperature dependence of electron spin relaxation in bulk GaN

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Buss J H ^a   Rudolph, J ^a   Natali, F ^b   Semond, F ^b   Hagele D ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b CNRS   (France)

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EID: 77955350427     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.155216     Document Type: Article

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