Anomalous electric-field effect and glassy behaviour in granular aluminium thin films: Electron glass?

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-197

  Grenet, T ^a   Delahaye, J ^a   Sabra, M ^a   Gay, F ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE CRISTALLOGRAPHIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM THIN FILMS; ELECTRON COULOMB GLASS; ELECTRON GLASS; INDIUM OXIDE;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 34248136496     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2007-00109-4     Document Type: Article

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