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Parsons, G. (2005). Designing Interface Composition and Structure in High Dielectric Constant Gate Stacks. In: Huff, H., Gilmer, D. (eds) High Dielectric Constant Materials. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26462-0_10
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