Role of oxygen at the grain boundary of metal oxide varistors: A potential barrier formation mechanism

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 48-50

  Bueno, P R ^a   Leite, E R ^a   Oliveira, M M ^a   Orlandi, M O ^a   Longo, E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

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EID: 0035796855     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1378051     Document Type: Article

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