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Yang, C.L. et al. (2008). Manipulating Electron Spins in an InGaAs/InAlAs Two-Dimensional Electron Gas. In: Tang, Z., Sheng, P. (eds) Nanoscale Phenomena. Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73048-6_8
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