Organic and inorganic–organic thin film structures by molecular layer deposition: A review

Pia Sundberg and Maarit Karppinen
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1104–1136. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.123

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Organic and inorganic–organic thin film structures by molecular layer deposition: A review
Pia Sundberg and Maarit Karppinen
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1104–1136. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.123

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Sundberg, P.; Karppinen, M. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1104–1136. doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.123

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