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Title: Infrared dielectric functions, phonon modes, and free-charge carrier properties of high-Al-content Al x Ga 1−x N alloys determined by mid infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry and optical Hall effect
NSF-PAR ID:
10031584
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Institute of Physics
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume:
121
Issue:
20
ISSN:
0021-8979
Page Range / eLocation ID:
205701
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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