Electron-energy-loss spectroscopy characterization of the sp bonding fraction within carbon thin films
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A. J. Papworth, C. J. Kiely, A. P. Burden, S. R. P. Silva,* and G. A. J. Amaratunga Department Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, United Kingdom Department of Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, United Kingdom School of Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5XH, United Kingdom Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom ~Received 9 April 1999; revised manuscript received 6 March 2000!
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