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Zinc gallate spinel dielectric function, band-to-band transitions, and Γ-point effective mass parameters
- Award ID(s):
- 1808715
- PAR ID:
- 10222751
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Volume:
- 118
- Issue:
- 13
- ISSN:
- 0003-6951
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 132102
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043686
