The role of defects in functional oxide nanostructures

Springer Series in Materials Science

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-68

  Sudakar, C ^a,b   Singh, Shubra ^b   Rao, M S Ramachandra ^b   Lawes, G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

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EID: 84867005382     PISSN: 0933033X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9931-3_3     Document Type: Article

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