journal article·2023-04

Effect of oxygen defects on microstructure, optical and vibrational properties of ScN films deposited on MgO substrate from experiment and first principles

J. More-Chevalier, U.D. Wdowik, D. Legut, S. Cichoň, E. de Prado, I. Gregora, J. Bulíř, M. Novotný, L. Fekete, J. Lančok

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