Dielectric behavior and ac conductivity study of NiO/Al2O 3 nanocomposites in humid atmosphere

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Ahmad, Mohamad M ^a   Makhlouf, Salah A ^b   Khalil, Kamal M S ^c  

^a NEW VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

^c SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SOL-GELS;

CONDUCTIVITY FORMALISM; GRAIN SURFACES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33751082913     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2364382     Document Type: Article

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