Controlled faceting and morphology for light trapping in aluminum-catalyzed silicon nanostructures
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Crystal Growth
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-0248
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.04.009