SnO2–ZnO nanocomposite thin films: The influence of structure, composition and crystallinity on optical and electrophysical properties

E. M. Bayan; V. V. Petrov; M. G. Volkova; V. Yu Storozhenko; A. V. Chernyshev

doi:10.1142/S2010135X21600080

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