Crystallization of Electrodeposited Germanium Thin Film on Silicon (100)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Abidin, M.S.Z.; Matsumura, R.; Anisuzzaman, M.; Park, J.-H.; Muta, S.; Mahmood, M.R.; Sadoh, T.; Hashim, A.M. Crystallization of Electrodeposited Germanium Thin Film on Silicon (100). Materials 2013, 6, 5047-5057. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6115047
Abidin MSZ, Matsumura R, Anisuzzaman M, Park J-H, Muta S, Mahmood MR, Sadoh T, Hashim AM. Crystallization of Electrodeposited Germanium Thin Film on Silicon (100). Materials. 2013; 6(11):5047-5057. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6115047
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbidin, Mastura Shafinaz Zainal, Ryo Matsumura, Mohammad Anisuzzaman, Jong-Hyeok Park, Shunpei Muta, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood, Taizoh Sadoh, and Abdul Manaf Hashim. 2013. "Crystallization of Electrodeposited Germanium Thin Film on Silicon (100)" Materials 6, no. 11: 5047-5057. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6115047