Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 50, Issue 8, 1478(2021)
Structure and Transparent Conductive Properties of (Ti/ZnO)N Compositionally Modulated Nano Multilayer Films
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NIU Ben, WU Jun, WANG Kaifeng, HUANG Chengbin, FU Hao, ZHU Bolin, LI Taotao, YAO Yagang. Structure and Transparent Conductive Properties of (Ti/ZnO)N Compositionally Modulated Nano Multilayer Films[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2021, 50(8): 1478
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