Self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiols on nickel surfaces for low level electrical contact applications

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-84

  Noël, Sophie ^a   Houzé, Frédéric ^a   Boyer, Lionel ^a   Mekhalif, Zineb ^b   Delhalle, Joseph ^b   Caudano, Roland ^b  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MONOLAYERS; NICKEL; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; REDUCTION; SUBSTRATES; TRIBOLOGY;

SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0033328263     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/6144.759356     Document Type: Article

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