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Hot electron transport and impact ionization in the narrow energy gap InAs1-xNx alloy.

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Hot electron transport and impact ionization in the narrow energy gap InAs1-xNx alloy. / Makarovsky, O.; Feu, W. H. M.; Patane, A. et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, No. 5, 01.02.2010, p. 052115.

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Makarovsky, O, Feu, WHM, Patane, A, Eaves, L, Zhuang, QD, Krier, A, Beanland, R & Airey, R 2010, 'Hot electron transport and impact ionization in the narrow energy gap InAs1-xNx alloy.', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 96, no. 5, pp. 052115. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3306737

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Makarovsky, O., Feu, W. H. M., Patane, A., Eaves, L., Zhuang, Q. D., Krier, A., Beanland, R., & Airey, R. (2010). Hot electron transport and impact ionization in the narrow energy gap InAs1-xNx alloy. Applied Physics Letters, 96(5), 052115. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3306737

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Makarovsky O, Feu WHM, Patane A, Eaves L, Zhuang QD, Krier A et al. Hot electron transport and impact ionization in the narrow energy gap InAs1-xNx alloy. Applied Physics Letters. 2010 Feb 1;96(5):052115. doi: 10.1063/1.3306737

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Makarovsky, O. ; Feu, W. H. M. ; Patane, A. et al. / Hot electron transport and impact ionization in the narrow energy gap InAs1-xNx alloy. In: Applied Physics Letters. 2010 ; Vol. 96, No. 5. pp. 052115.

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