Optical Response of Chiral Multifold Semimetal PdGa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Polatkan, S.; Uykur, E. Optical Response of Chiral Multifold Semimetal PdGa. Crystals 2021, 11, 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11020080
Polatkan S, Uykur E. Optical Response of Chiral Multifold Semimetal PdGa. Crystals. 2021; 11(2):80. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11020080
Chicago/Turabian StylePolatkan, Sascha, and Ece Uykur. 2021. "Optical Response of Chiral Multifold Semimetal PdGa" Crystals 11, no. 2: 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11020080