journal article·2026-02

Phonon-coupled-IR photon correlation with crystal orientation of tungsten-oxide layers for mid-IR sensing applications

Bhawna Singh, Akhilesh Pandey, Sharmila, Monika Kumari, Shankar Dutta, Ambesh Dixit, Ankur Goswami

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 2
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