Electrical Characterization of Engineering Materials

Active and Passive Electronic Components

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 139-169

  Alim, Mohammad A ^a  

^a Hubbell Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

MULTIPHASE/COMPONENT HETEROGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE HYBRID SYSTEMS;

ACTIVE NETWORKS;

EID: 0030310703     PISSN: 08827516     EISSN: 15635031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1996/76148     Document Type: Article

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