Effect of Nitrogen Doping on the Photoluminescence of Amorphous Silicon Oxycarbide Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Song, J.; Huang, R.; Zhang, Y.; Lin, Z.; Zhang, W.; Li, H.; Song, C.; Guo, Y.; Lin, Z. Effect of Nitrogen Doping on the Photoluminescence of Amorphous Silicon Oxycarbide Films. Micromachines 2019, 10, 649. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100649
Song J, Huang R, Zhang Y, Lin Z, Zhang W, Li H, Song C, Guo Y, Lin Z. Effect of Nitrogen Doping on the Photoluminescence of Amorphous Silicon Oxycarbide Films. Micromachines. 2019; 10(10):649. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100649
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Jie, Rui Huang, Yi Zhang, Zewen Lin, Wenxing Zhang, Hongliang Li, Chao Song, Yanqing Guo, and Zhenxu Lin. 2019. "Effect of Nitrogen Doping on the Photoluminescence of Amorphous Silicon Oxycarbide Films" Micromachines 10, no. 10: 649. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100649