Ag Doped Amorphous Carbon Films: Structure, Mechanical and Electrical Behaviors

Ren-De CHEN; Peng GUO; Xiao ZUO; Shi-Peng XU; Pei-Ling KE; Ai-Ying WANG

doi:10.15541/jim20180263

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