Measurements of the Thermal Resistivity of InAlAs, InGaAs, and InAlAs/InGaAs Superlattices
- Award ID(s):
- 1702561
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10100309
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 1944-8244
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 11970 to 11975
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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