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Aluminum nitride transition layer for power electronics applications grown by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition. / Seppänen, Heli; Kim, Iurii; Etula, Jarkko; Ubyivovk, Evgeniy; Bouravleuv, Alexei; Lipsanen, Harri.

In: Materials, Vol. 12, No. 3, 406, 28.01.2019.

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Seppänen, Heli ; Kim, Iurii ; Etula, Jarkko ; Ubyivovk, Evgeniy ; Bouravleuv, Alexei ; Lipsanen, Harri. / Aluminum nitride transition layer for power electronics applications grown by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition. In: Materials. 2019 ; Vol. 12, No. 3.

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