Microwave-assisted low-temperature growth of thin films in solution

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Reeja Jayan, B ^a   Harrison, Katharine L ^b   Yang, K ^b   Wang, Chih Liang ^a   Yilmaz, A E ^b   Manthiram, Arumugam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

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EID: 84871783096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01003     Document Type: Article

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