Transient and alternating current conductivity of nanocrystalline porous alumina thin films on silicon, with embedded silicon nanocrystals

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2776-2780

  Karahaliou, P K ^a   Theodoropoulou, M ^a   Krontiras, C A ^a   Xanthopoulos, N ^a   Georga, S N ^a   Pisanias, M N ^a   Kokonou, M ^b   Nassiopoulou, A G ^b   Travlos, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PERMITTIVITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AC IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HOPPING; NANOCRYSTALS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 1642340503     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1645640     Document Type: Article

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