Laser molecular beam epitaxy of ZnO thin films and heterostructures

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Opel, Matthias ^a   Geprägs, Stephan ^a   Althammer, Matthias ^a   Brenninger, Thomas ^a   Gross, Rudolf ^a,b  

^a WALTHER MEISSNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION PARAMETERS; EPITAXIAL RELATIONS; LASER MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURAL QUALITIES; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; TECHNICAL REALIZATION;

METALLIC FILMS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICS; SAPPHIRE; SUBSTRATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET LASERS; ZINC OXIDE;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

EID: 84891056743     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/47/3/034002     Document Type: Article

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