Effect of annealing on the structural and optical properties of Tertracyanoquinodimethane thin films

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 145-156

  El Nahass, M M ^a   Soliman, H S ^a   Hendi, A A ^b   El Gamdy, Sh ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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