Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 17, Issue 4, 839(2009)

Influence factors of line edge roughness measured by AFM

ZHAO Xue-zeng*... LI Ning, ZHOU Fa-quan and Li Hong-bo |Show fewer author(s)
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    Received: Jun. 20, 2008

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    Published Online: Oct. 28, 2009

    The Author Email: Xue-zeng ZHAO (zhaoxz@hope.hit.edu.cn)

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