Chinese Optics, Volume. 12, Issue 6, 1195(2019)

Spectroscopic ellipsometry and its applications in the study of thin film materials

ZHU Xu-dan*, ZHANG Rong-jun, ZHENG Yu-xiang, WANG Song-you, and CHEN Liang-yao
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    ZHU Xu-dan, ZHANG Rong-jun, ZHENG Yu-xiang, WANG Song-you, CHEN Liang-yao. Spectroscopic ellipsometry and its applications in the study of thin film materials[J]. Chinese Optics, 2019, 12(6): 1195

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    Category: reviews

    Received: Jul. 4, 2018

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 19, 2020

    The Author Email: ZHU Xu-dan (19110720016@fudan.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/co.20191206.1195

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