Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 40, Issue 1, 50(2021)

Fourier transform infrared Raman spectroscopy for probing semiconductor substrates beneath epitaxial films

Wei WANG1,2, Xi-Ren CHEN2, Deng-Guang YU1、*, and Jun SHAO2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering,University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai 200093,China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics,Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200083,China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 2, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 30, 2021

    The Author Email: Deng-Guang YU (ydg017@usst.edu.cn), Jun SHAO (jshao@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2021.01.009

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