Size-controlled percolation pathways for electrical conduction in porous silicon

Nature

Volumn 393, Issue 6684, 1998, Pages 443-445

  Hamilton, B ^a   Jacobs, J ^a   Hill, D A ^a   Pettifer, R F ^a   Teehan, D ^a   Canham, L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY;

EID: 0032482461     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/30924     Document Type: Article

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