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Zener quantum dot spin filter in a carbon nanotube. / Gunlyke, D.; Jefferson, J. H.; Bailey, S. W. D. et al.
In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vol. 18, No. 21, 31.05.2006, p. S843-S849.

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Gunlyke, D, Jefferson, JH, Bailey, SWD, Lambert, CJ, Pettifor, G & Briggs, GAD 2006, 'Zener quantum dot spin filter in a carbon nanotube', Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 18, no. 21, pp. S843-S849. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/18/21/S10

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Gunlyke, D., Jefferson, J. H., Bailey, S. W. D., Lambert, C. J., Pettifor, G., & Briggs, G. A. D. (2006). Zener quantum dot spin filter in a carbon nanotube. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 18(21), S843-S849. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/18/21/S10

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Gunlyke D, Jefferson JH, Bailey SWD, Lambert CJ, Pettifor G, Briggs GAD. Zener quantum dot spin filter in a carbon nanotube. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2006 May 31;18(21):S843-S849. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/21/S10

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Gunlyke, D. ; Jefferson, J. H. ; Bailey, S. W. D. et al. / Zener quantum dot spin filter in a carbon nanotube. In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2006 ; Vol. 18, No. 21. pp. S843-S849.

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