Germanium vacancies and charge transport properties in Ba 8ZnxGe46-x-y∨y

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1485-1493

  Alleno, E ^a   Maillet, G ^a   Rouleau, O ^a   Leroy, E ^a   Godart, C ^a   Carrillo Cabrera, W ^b   Simon, P ^b   Grin, Yu ^b  

^a CNRS Université Paris Est Créteil Val de Marne   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL PHYSICS OF SOLIDS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAD METALS; CHARGE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HALL EFFECT MEASUREMENT; IN-LINE; OXIDATION NUMBERS; POWER FACTORS; SEMICONDUCTING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE DATA;

BARIUM; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HALL EFFECT; HYDRATES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VACANCIES; ZINC;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 66149112942     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm8028559     Document Type: Article

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