| Part I. Quantum Dots |
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High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Nanostructures: Spin Effects in Single InAs Quantum Dots |
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3 | (10) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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On the Way to the II-VI Quantum Dot VCSEL |
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13 | (14) |
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Conventional ZnSe-Based Edge Emitting Laser Diodes |
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13 | (1) |
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Optimization of CdSe Quantum Dot Structures for Application in a Laser Diode |
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14 | (7) |
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Quantum Dot Formation in the System CdSe/ZnSe |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (1) |
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Optimization of CdSe Quantum Dot Stacks |
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17 | (1) |
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Optical Gain in CdSe Quantum Dot Stacks |
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18 | (1) |
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Electrically Pumped CdSe Quantum Dot Laser Diode |
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19 | (1) |
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Comparison of Quantum-Dot and Quantum-Well Laser Diodes |
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20 | (1) |
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Distributed Bragg Reflectors and Microcavities |
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21 | (3) |
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High-Reflectivity Distributed Bragg Reflectors Using ZnSe/MgS Superlattices |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (3) |
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24 | (3) |
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ZnCdSe Quantum Structures Growth, Optical Properties and Applications |
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27 | (14) |
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Quantum Dots in the Active Region: 0D Localisation and Mobility of Excitions |
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28 | (4) |
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Optimisation of p-Contacts and p-Claddings |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (6) |
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36 | (5) |
| Part II. Optics |
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Photonic Crystals: Optical Materials for the 21st Century |
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41 | (14) |
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41 | (2) |
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Photonic Band Structure Computation |
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43 | (3) |
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Defect Structures in Photonic Crystals |
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46 | (3) |
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Nonlinear Photonic Crystals |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (4) |
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52 | (3) |
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Quantum Optical Effects in Semiconductors |
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55 | (12) |
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56 | (3) |
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Correlated Photons in Quantum-Well Emission |
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59 | (4) |
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Multiple Quantum-Well Systems |
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61 | (2) |
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Quantum Effects in Microcavity Emission |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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66 | (1) |
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Beryllium Chalcogenides: Interface Properties and Potential for Optoelectronic Applications |
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67 | (14) |
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67 | (3) |
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Optoelectronic Applications |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (3) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (4) |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (14) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (6) |
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89 | (6) |
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90 | (5) |
| Part III. Electron and Spin Transport |
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Electrical Spin Injection from Ferromagnetic Metals into GaAs |
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95 | (12) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Magneto-Electroluminescence |
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96 | (1) |
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Time-Resolved Photoluminescence |
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97 | (1) |
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Injection from Fe into GaAs |
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97 | (4) |
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Injection from MnAs into GaAs |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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Probing the Conduction Channels of Gold Atomic-Size Contacts: Proximity Effect and Multiple Andreev Reflections |
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107 | (14) |
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118 | (3) |
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Metal-Insulator Transitions at Surfaces |
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121 | (12) |
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Surface Phase Transitions |
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121 | (1) |
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Metal-Insulator Transitions |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (3) |
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131 | (2) |
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The Role of Contacts in Molecular Electronics |
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133 | (18) |
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133 | (1) |
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Charge Transport on the Molecular Scale |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
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Applications to Molecular Devices |
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138 | (8) |
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Focusing on the Bridge Molecule: Sodium Wires |
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138 | (2) |
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Focusing on the Leads: Carbon Nanotube Leads |
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140 | (4) |
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Focusing on the `Molecule Plus Lead' Complex: A Pure Carbon Device |
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144 | (2) |
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Discussion and Conclusions |
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146 | (5) |
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147 | (4) |
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Electronic Transport, Spectral Fine Structures, and Atom Clusters in Quasicrystals and Approximants |
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151 | (12) |
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151 | (1) |
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Transport Parameters from Spectral Information |
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152 | (2) |
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Spectral Fine Structure with Icosahedral Clusters |
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154 | (4) |
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Iron Network Generates 100 meV Pseudogap |
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154 | (2) |
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Two Types of Narrow Resistivity Peaks |
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156 | (1) |
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The sp-Character of the Electron States |
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156 | (1) |
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Non-Ohmic Resistance Scaling |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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Spectral Transport Model of the Quasicrystal |
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158 | (2) |
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Lorentzian Resistivity Model |
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158 | (1) |
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Transport Parameters of Bulk Quasicrystals |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (3) |
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161 | (2) |
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Full Counting Statistics of Mesoscopic Electron Transport |
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163 | (12) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (4) |
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168 | (2) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (3) |
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173 | (2) |
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Nonequilibrium Transport through a Kondo-dot in a Magnetic Field |
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175 | (14) |
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Magnetization and Conductance in Lowest Order Perturbation Theory |
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177 | (1) |
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Leading Logarithmic Corrections to M and I |
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178 | (2) |
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Resummation of Perturbation Theory in Nonequilibrium: A Poor Man's Scaling Approach |
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180 | (4) |
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184 | (5) |
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184 | (5) |
| Part IV. Thin Films and Surfaces |
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Electrons, Phonons and Excitons at Semiconductor Surfaces |
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189 | (18) |
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189 | (1) |
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Electrons at Semiconductor Surfaces |
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190 | (7) |
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LDA Calculations of Surface Atomic and Electronic Structure |
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190 | (5) |
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Quasiparticle Surface Bandstructure Calculations |
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195 | (2) |
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Phonons at Semiconductor Surfaces |
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197 | (4) |
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Excitons at Semiconductor Surfaces |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (3) |
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204 | (3) |
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Diffuse Interface Model for Microstructure Evolution |
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207 | (12) |
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207 | (3) |
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210 | (3) |
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213 | (4) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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Rapidly Produced Thin Films: Laser-Plasma Induced Surface Reactions |
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219 | (12) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (8) |
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221 | (3) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (2) |
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229 | (2) |
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Nanotechnology - Bottom-up Meets Top-down |
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231 | (10) |
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231 | (1) |
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Two- and Three Dimensional Periodic Arrays of Self-Assembled Semiconductor Quantum Dots |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (4) |
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238 | (3) |
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239 | (2) |
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Local Ordering Processes in Ferroelectric, Glass-like and Modulated phases: An EPR Study |
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241 | (14) |
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241 | (1) |
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EPR Investigations on Ferroelectrics |
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242 | (2) |
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The Proton Glass BPxBPI1-x Studied by ENDOR Spectroscopy |
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244 | (3) |
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The Quantum RBRF Ising Glass Model |
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245 | (1) |
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BP0.15BPI0.85 and BP0.40BPI0.60 |
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246 | (1) |
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Modulated Phases in DMAGaS Evidenced by Q Band EPR |
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247 | (3) |
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250 | (5) |
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250 | (5) |
| Part V. Superconducting Systems |
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Superconductivity and Non-Fermi Liquid Normal State of Itinerant Ferromagnets |
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255 | (12) |
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The Superconducting Ferromagnet ZrZn2 |
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256 | (3) |
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Non-Fermi Liquid Normal State of MnSi |
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259 | (3) |
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Possible Role of Quantum Criticality |
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262 | (5) |
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265 | (2) |
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Infrared Conductivity and Superconducting Energy Gap in MgB2 |
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267 | (14) |
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267 | (1) |
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Infrared Properties of MgB2 |
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268 | (9) |
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277 | (4) |
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278 | (3) |
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MgB2 Wires and Tapes: Properties and Potential |
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281 | (12) |
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281 | (3) |
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Crystal Structure, Thermal Expansion and Residual Strain of MgB2 |
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282 | (1) |
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Composition of Wires and Tapes |
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283 | (1) |
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Experimental: Wire Preparation and Characterisation Methods |
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284 | (2) |
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Transport Critical Currents |
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286 | (1) |
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Effect of Mechanical Reinforcement |
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287 | (2) |
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Critical Currents with Applied Axial Tensile Strain |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (3) |
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291 | (2) |
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Electron-Phonon Coupling and Superconductivity in MgB2 and Related Diborides |
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293 | (14) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (2) |
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Electron-Phonon Coupling and Superconductivity |
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298 | (5) |
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298 | (3) |
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Beyond the Istropic Limit |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (4) |
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303 | (4) |
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Self-Organized Quasi-One Dimensional Structures in High-Temperature Superconductors: the Stripe Phase |
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307 | (12) |
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307 | (1) |
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Role of Long-Range Coulomb Interaction in the Stripe Phase |
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308 | (3) |
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Stripes from Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy |
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311 | (6) |
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312 | (2) |
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314 | (3) |
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317 | (2) |
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317 | (2) |
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Theory of Superconductivity Due to the Exchange of Spin Fluctuations in Hole- and Electron-Doped Cuprate Superconductors: d-Wave Order Parameter |
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319 | (16) |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (4) |
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325 | (3) |
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328 | (7) |
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330 | (5) |
| Part VI. Disordered Systems and Soft Matter |
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Anomalous Behavior of Insulating Glasses at Ultra-low Temperatures |
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335 | (12) |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (3) |
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342 | (3) |
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Decay of Spontaneous Echoes |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (2) |
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345 | (2) |
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Colloidal Suspensions - The Classical Model System of Soft Condensed Matter Physics |
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347 | (12) |
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Hans-Henning von Grunberg |
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Introduction - Why it is Worth Studying Colloids |
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347 | (2) |
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Effective Forces - What Small Particles can do to Large Particles |
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349 | (2) |
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Many-body Effects - The Whole is More than the Sum of its Parts |
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351 | (4) |
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355 | (4) |
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Experimental Findings and Current Controversies |
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355 | (1) |
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Pressure and how to Calculate it |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (1) |
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Excitable Membranes: Channel Noise, Synchronization, and Stochastic Resonance |
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359 | (12) |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (1) |
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Stochastic Version of the Hodgkin-Huxley Model |
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362 | (6) |
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Quantifying Channel Noise |
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362 | (2) |
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364 | (1) |
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Coherence Resonance and Synchronization |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (3) |
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369 | (2) |
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Birth and Sudden Death of a Granular Cluster |
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371 | (12) |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (2) |
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More than two Compartments: Hysteresis |
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375 | (1) |
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Coarsening and Sudden Death |
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376 | (4) |
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The Limit for N → ∞ Compartments: Anti-Diffusion |
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380 | (1) |
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Extensions and Applications |
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381 | (2) |
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382 | (1) |
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Interacting Neural Networks and Cryptography |
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383 | (10) |
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383 | (1) |
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Dynamic Transition to Synchronization |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (2) |
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389 | (4) |
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391 | (2) |
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Low Energy Dynamics in Glasses Investigated by Neutron Inelastic Scattering |
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393 | (14) |
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393 | (1) |
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Inelastic Neutron Scattering |
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394 | (1) |
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Sample Preparation and Experiments |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (2) |
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Rapidly and Slow Quenched NiPdP |
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398 | (1) |
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398 | (4) |
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402 | (5) |
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403 | (4) |
| Part VII. Magnetism |
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407 | (12) |
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407 | (1) |
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407 | (4) |
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411 | (6) |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (4) |
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417 | (2) |
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418 | (1) |
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Domain State Model for Exchange Bias: Influence of Structural Defects on Exchange Bias in Co/CoO |
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419 | (14) |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (2) |
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Domain State Model for Exchange Bias |
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422 | (3) |
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Domain State Magnetization |
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425 | (2) |
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Role of Twin Boundaries for Exchange Bias in Co/CoO |
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427 | (3) |
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427 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (2) |
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430 | (3) |
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430 | (3) |
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Itinerant Ferromagnetism and Antiferromagnetism from a Chemical Bonding Perspective |
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433 | (12) |
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Physics of Cooperative Magnetism in a Nutshell |
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433 | (1) |
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Chemical Bonds from Band Structure Calculations |
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434 | (2) |
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436 | (1) |
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Chemical Bonding and Energetics of α-Fe |
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437 | (2) |
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Magnetic Recipe for Transition Metals and Alloys |
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439 | (2) |
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Rational Syntheses of Magnetic Borides |
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441 | (2) |
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443 | (2) |
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443 | (2) |
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Theory of Ferromagnetism in (III, Mn) V Semiconductors |
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445 | (12) |
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Diluted Magnetic III-V Semiconductors |
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446 | (1) |
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446 | (1) |
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Collective Spin Excitations |
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447 | (6) |
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Beyond Mean-Field Theory and RKKY Interaction |
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447 | (1) |
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Independent Spin-Wave Theory for Parabolic Bands |
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448 | (1) |
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449 | (1) |
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Comparison to RKKY and to Mean-Field Picture |
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450 | (1) |
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Spin-Wave Dispersion for Realistic Bands |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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Limits on the Curie Temperature |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (3) |
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456 | (1) |
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Tetrahedral Quantum Magnets in One and Two Dimensions |
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457 | (14) |
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457 | (2) |
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459 | (4) |
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463 | (8) |
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467 | (4) |
| Part VIII. Applications |
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SiGe: C Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors: From Materials Research to Chip Fabrication |
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471 | (12) |
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471 | (1) |
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472 | (3) |
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472 | (1) |
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Coupled Diffusion of C and Si Point Defects |
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472 | (2) |
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Suppression of Transient Enhanced Diffusion |
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474 | (1) |
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Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors |
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475 | (2) |
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475 | (1) |
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Effect of B Outdiffusion from the SiGe Layer |
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476 | (1) |
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477 | (4) |
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Modular Integration of High-Speed HBTs |
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477 | (2) |
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HBT Device Characteristics |
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479 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (2) |
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482 | (1) |
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Transition Edge Sensors for Imaging X-ray Spectrometers |
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483 | (12) |
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483 | (1) |
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Principles of a Voltage Biased Detector with a TES |
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484 | (2) |
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Design and Performance of an X-ray TES Microcalorimeter |
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486 | (3) |
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Development of Imaging Arrays for X-ray Spectroscopy |
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489 | (6) |
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Single Pixel Optimization |
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489 | (1) |
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Micromachining of the Pixel and Array Support Structure |
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490 | (1) |
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Electrical Read-Out of an Imaging Array |
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491 | (2) |
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493 | (2) |
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Charge Injection in Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes |
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495 | (10) |
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495 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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Mechanism of Charge Injection |
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497 | (2) |
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PLED with an Injection Limited Hole Contact |
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499 | (4) |
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503 | (2) |
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503 | (2) |
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Sensors and the Influence of Process Parameters and Thin Films |
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505 | (10) |
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505 | (1) |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (6) |
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506 | (2) |
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508 | (2) |
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510 | (2) |
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512 | (3) |
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513 | (2) |
| Index |
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515 | |