• Opto-Electronic Advances
  • Vol. 4, Issue 10, 210039-1 (2021)
Shreeniket Joshi and Amirkianoosh Kiani*
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  • Silicon Hall: Micro/Nano Manufacturing Facility, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5, Canada
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    Shreeniket Joshi, Amirkianoosh Kiani. Hybrid artificial neural networks and analytical model for prediction of optical constants and bandgap energy of 3D nanonetwork silicon structures[J]. Opto-Electronic Advances, 2021, 4(10): 210039-1 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Shreeniket Joshi, Amirkianoosh Kiani. Hybrid artificial neural networks and analytical model for prediction of optical constants and bandgap energy of 3D nanonetwork silicon structures[J]. Opto-Electronic Advances, 2021, 4(10): 210039-1
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