Electrostatic repulsion between highly injecting metals: An experimental investigation

Active and Passive Electronic Components

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-39

  Dervos, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; MECHANICALLY CONTACTED METALS;

PARTICLE BEAM INJECTION;

EID: 0031347976     PISSN: 08827516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1997/19198     Document Type: Article

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