Si-C bonding in films prepared by heterofullerene deposition

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1-10

  Melinon P ^a   Blase, X ^a   Keghelian P ^a   Perez, A ^a   Ray, C ^a   Pellarin, M ^a   Broyer, M ^a   Champagnon, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

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EID: 85038320095     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.125321     Document Type: Article

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