journal article·2026-07

Effects of te substitution on optical and dielectric properties of Te-As-Ge-Se chalcogenide glasses

Dipankar Biswas, Rohit Kumar Singh Gautam, Loitongbam Surajkumar Singh, Ardhendu Sekhar Patra, Vikas Mittal, Pinaki Dutta

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 7
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