Linear magnetoresistance in n-type silicon due to doping density fluctuations

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Porter, Nicholas A ^a   Marrows, Christopher H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84866108263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00565     Document Type: Article

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