Substrate Impact on MR Characteristics of Carbon Nano Films Explored via AFM and Raman Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Method
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Analysis
3.2. Magnetoresistance Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Saleemi, A.S.; Hafeez, M.; Saeed, M.; Abdullah, A.; Rehman, M.A.-u.-; Lee, S.-L. Substrate Impact on MR Characteristics of Carbon Nano Films Explored via AFM and Raman Analysis. Materials 2021, 14, 3649. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14133649
Saleemi AS, Hafeez M, Saeed M, Abdullah A, Rehman MA-u-, Lee S-L. Substrate Impact on MR Characteristics of Carbon Nano Films Explored via AFM and Raman Analysis. Materials. 2021; 14(13):3649. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14133649
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaleemi, Awais Siddique, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Saeed, Ali Abdullah, Muhammad Anis-ur- Rehman, and Shern-Long Lee. 2021. "Substrate Impact on MR Characteristics of Carbon Nano Films Explored via AFM and Raman Analysis" Materials 14, no. 13: 3649. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14133649