Effective electron mean free path in TiN(001)

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Chawla, J S ^a   Zhang, X Y ^a   Gall, D ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK SCATTERING; CONDUCTION ELECTRONS; EFFECTIVE ELECTRONS; FREE ELECTRON MODELS; LAYER THICKNESS; NON-SPHERICAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SINGLE-VALUE; TWO BANDS;

ELECTRONS; SURFACE SCATTERING;

TITANIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 84874336642     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4790136     Document Type: Article

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