The physics of Ohmic contacts to SiC

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 581-603

  Crofton, J ^a   Porter, L M ^b,d   Williams, J R ^c  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031515390     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3951(199707)202:1<581::AID-PSSB581>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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