Formation of epitaxial graphene

Graphene Nanoelectronics: From Materials to Circuits

Volumn 9781461405481, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-165

  Gaskill, D Kurt ^a   Nyakiti, Luke O ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HALL MOBILITY; SILICON CARBIDE;

EPITAXIAL GRAPHENE; HALL BARS; POLYTYPES; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; VACUUM GAS; VACUUM LEVEL;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84943554832     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0548-1_6     Document Type: Chapter

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