Growth and self-organization of SiGe nanostructures

Physics Reports

Volumn 522, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 59-189

  Aqua, J N ^a   Berbezier, I ^b   Favre, L ^b   Frisch, T ^c   Ronda, A ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES NANOSCIENCES DE PARIS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

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EID: 84871608099     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2012.09.006     Document Type: Review

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