Recent advances in GaN nanowires: Surface-controlled conduction and sensing applications

Springer Series in Materials Science

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 295-315

  Chen, Ruei San ^a   Ganguly, Abhijit ^b   Chen, Li Chyong ^b   Chen, Kuei Hsien ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84870521600     PISSN: 0933033X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23521-4_10     Document Type: Article

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