Microwave to terahertz: Characterization of carbon-based nanomaterials

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-51

  Liang, Min ^a   Xin, Hao ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

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BUILDING BLOCKES; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION ERAS; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MICROWAVE ENGINEERING; MODERN TECHNOLOGIES;

GRAPHENE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 84893473108     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2013.2288708     Document Type: Article

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