Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 50, Issue 9, 1675(2021)

Effects of Sputtering Power and Sputtering Time on the Structure and Resistivity of Mg2Si Nanocrystalline Thin Films

LIAO Yangfang1、* and XIE Quan2
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    Received: May. 19, 2021

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    Published Online: Nov. 8, 2021

    The Author Email: LIAO Yangfang (723530283@qq.com)

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