Zuwei Zhang et al 2007 Nanotechnology 18 465504 doi:10.1088/0957-4484/18/46/465504
Zuwei Zhang1, Chenguo Hu1,4, Yufeng Xiong2, Rusen Yang3 and Zhong Lin Wang3
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81.16.-c Methods of nanofabrication and processing
68.37.Hk Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (including EBIC)
07.07.Df Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing
Instrumentation and measurement
Issue 46 (21 November 2007)
Received 8 August 2007, in final form 18 September 2007
Published 12 October 2007
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