Numerical study of conductance distribution in granular metal films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1584-1586

  Chan, Man Chung ^b   Pakhomov, A B ^a,b   Zhang, Zhao Qing ^b  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0000023791     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.372057     Document Type: Article

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