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Title: Optical properties and carrier localization in the layered phosphide EuCd2P2
Award ID(s):
2203512
PAR ID:
10413088
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Volume:
107
Issue:
4
ISSN:
2469-9950
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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