Complementary studies of aluminum thin films: resistivity and real structure
- Authors: Lomov A.A.1, Tarasov M.A.2, Shcherbachev K.D.3, Tatarintsev A.A.1, Chekushkin A.M.2
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Affiliations:
- NRC “Kurchatov Institute”
- Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences
- NUST MISIS University of Science and Technology
- Issue: Vol 54, No 5 (2025)
- Pages: 357-370
- Section: ДИАГНОСТИКА
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0544-1269/article/view/353906
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S3034548025050022
- ID: 353906
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About the authors
A. A. Lomov
NRC “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: andlomov@ftian.ru
Moscow, Russia
M. A. Tarasov
Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia
K. D. Shcherbachev
NUST MISIS University of Science and TechnologyMoscow, Russia
A. A. Tatarintsev
NRC “Kurchatov Institute”Moscow, Russia
A. M. Chekushkin
Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia
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