Enhancement of the blue photoluminescence intensity for the porous silicon with HfO2 filling into microcavities.
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SUBMITTER: Jiang R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4622088 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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