Effect of Titanium Induced Chemical Inhomogeneity on Crystal Structure, Electronic Structure, and Optical Properties of Wide Band Gap Ga 2 O 3
- Award ID(s):
- 1827745
- PAR ID:
- 10160694
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Crystal Growth & Design
- Volume:
- 20
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 1528-7483
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1422 to 1433
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00747
