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Title: Epitaxial growth and improved electronic properties of (Bi1−Sb )2Te3 thin films grown on sapphire (0001) substrates: The influence of Sb content and the annealing

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1252072
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Journal Name:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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Journal Name: Journal of Alloys and Compounds Journal Volume: 647 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0925-8388
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Elsevier
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Netherlands
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English

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Liu, Wei, Stoica, Vladimir, Chi, Hang, Endicott, Lynn, and Uher, Ctirad. Epitaxial growth and improved electronic properties of (Bi1−Sb )2Te3 thin films grown on sapphire (0001) substrates: The influence of Sb content and the annealing. Netherlands: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.144.
Liu, Wei, Stoica, Vladimir, Chi, Hang, Endicott, Lynn, & Uher, Ctirad. Epitaxial growth and improved electronic properties of (Bi1−Sb )2Te3 thin films grown on sapphire (0001) substrates: The influence of Sb content and the annealing. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.144
Liu, Wei, Stoica, Vladimir, Chi, Hang, Endicott, Lynn, and Uher, Ctirad. Thu . "Epitaxial growth and improved electronic properties of (Bi1−Sb )2Te3 thin films grown on sapphire (0001) substrates: The influence of Sb content and the annealing". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.144.
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