Abstract
The metallicity in semiconductors with respect to energy gap along
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Correlation between the Bulk Modulus and the Metallicity in Semiconductors
Academic Editor: D. Zhang
Received15 Jul 2007
Accepted05 Oct 2007
Published05 Nov 2007
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