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The bandgap energy of the dilute bismuth GaBixSb1−x alloy depending on temperature Cover

The bandgap energy of the dilute bismuth GaBixSb1−x alloy depending on temperature

By: Chuan-Zhen Zhao and  Xue-Lian Qi  
Open Access
|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2021-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 298 - 304
Submitted on: Jun 7, 2021
Accepted on: Sep 29, 2021
Published on: Dec 16, 2021
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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