Ultrafast Studies of ZrTe3 by Transient Absorption Spectrometer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectrometer Setup
ZrTe3 Preparation Method
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ahmed, S.; Rui, W.; Altaf, F.; Khan, J.; Bocchetta, P.; Zhang, H. Ultrafast Studies of ZrTe3 by Transient Absorption Spectrometer. Materials 2022, 15, 5420. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15155420
Ahmed S, Rui W, Altaf F, Khan J, Bocchetta P, Zhang H. Ultrafast Studies of ZrTe3 by Transient Absorption Spectrometer. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5420. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15155420
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhmed, Shakeel, Wang Rui, Faizah Altaf, Jahanzeb Khan, Patrizia Bocchetta, and Han Zhang. 2022. "Ultrafast Studies of ZrTe3 by Transient Absorption Spectrometer" Materials 15, no. 15: 5420. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ma15155420