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spellingShingle Cheng, Q. J., Long, J. D., Xu, S., Journal of Applied Physics, Growth dynamics and characterization of SiC quantum dots synthesized by low-frequency inductively coupled plasma assisted rf magnetron sputtering, General Physics and Astronomy
title Growth dynamics and characterization of SiC quantum dots synthesized by low-frequency inductively coupled plasma assisted rf magnetron sputtering
title_full Growth dynamics and characterization of SiC quantum dots synthesized by low-frequency inductively coupled plasma assisted rf magnetron sputtering
title_fullStr Growth dynamics and characterization of SiC quantum dots synthesized by low-frequency inductively coupled plasma assisted rf magnetron sputtering
title_full_unstemmed Growth dynamics and characterization of SiC quantum dots synthesized by low-frequency inductively coupled plasma assisted rf magnetron sputtering
title_short Growth dynamics and characterization of SiC quantum dots synthesized by low-frequency inductively coupled plasma assisted rf magnetron sputtering
title_sort growth dynamics and characterization of sic quantum dots synthesized by low-frequency inductively coupled plasma assisted rf magnetron sputtering
title_unstemmed Growth dynamics and characterization of SiC quantum dots synthesized by low-frequency inductively coupled plasma assisted rf magnetron sputtering
topic General Physics and Astronomy
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