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The microstructure of SiO thin films: from nanoclusters to nanocrystals

J. Wang Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territory, Hong Kong
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X. F. Wang Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territory, Hong Kong
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Q. Li Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territory, Hong Kong
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A. Hryciw Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J1, Canada
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A. Meldrum Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J1, CanadaCorrespondenceameldrum@ualberta
Pages 11-27 | Received 25 Feb 2006, Accepted 10 Jun 2006, Published online: 05 Apr 2011

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