Parametric Studies of Pulsed Laser Deposition of Indium Tin Oxide and Ultra-thin Diamond-like Carbon for Organic Light-emitting Devices
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Tou, Teck-Yong
(Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University)
Yong, Thian-Khok (Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University) Yap, Seong-Shan (Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University) Yang, Ren-Bin (Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University) Siew, Wee-Ong (Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University) Yow, Ho-Kwang (Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University) |
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