Optical Properties of Graphene Nanoplatelets on Amorphous Germanium Substrates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions and Outlook
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Politano, G.G. Optical Properties of Graphene Nanoplatelets on Amorphous Germanium Substrates. Molecules 2024, 29, 4089. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174089
Politano GG. Optical Properties of Graphene Nanoplatelets on Amorphous Germanium Substrates. Molecules. 2024; 29(17):4089. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174089
Chicago/Turabian StylePolitano, Grazia Giuseppina. 2024. "Optical Properties of Graphene Nanoplatelets on Amorphous Germanium Substrates" Molecules 29, no. 17: 4089. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174089