Photonic Sensors, Volume. 8, Issue 1, 70(2018)

Influence of Annealing on X-Ray Radiation Sensing Properties of TiO2 Thin Film

M. P. SARMA1, J. M. KALITA1,2、*, and G. WARY1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics, Cotton University, Guwahati, 781001, India
  • 2Department of Physics and Electronics, Rhodes University, P. O. Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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    Paper Information

    Category: Regular

    Received: Oct. 10, 2017

    Accepted: Nov. 30, 2017

    Published Online: Aug. 4, 2018

    The Author Email: KALITA J. M. (jitukalita09@gmail.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s13320-017-0473-6

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