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Title: Heat capacities, entropies, and Gibbs free energies of formation of low-k amorphous Si(O)CH dielectric films and implications for stability during processing

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0016446
OSTI ID:
1703195
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics Vol. 128 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0021-9614
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 4 works
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