A.c. conduction in amorphous chalcogenide and pnictide semiconductors

Advances in Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 135-217

  Elliott, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

A. C. CONDUCTION; CHALCOGENIDE MATERIALS; CORRELATED-BARRIER-HOPPING MODEL; PNICTIDE SEMICONDUCTORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 0023308715     PISSN: 00018732     EISSN: 14606976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00018738700101971     Document Type: Article

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