Room-temperature hydrogen-induced resistivity response of Pd/Mg-Ni films

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1928-1935

  Tang, Yu Ming ^a   Ong, Chung Wo ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; HYDROGENATION PROCESS; NI FILMS; NON-CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; RESISTIVITY RESPONSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; SWITCHING EFFECT; SWITCHING PROCESS;

DEHYDROGENATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; PALLADIUM; SWITCHING; SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

NICKEL;

EID: 68149128462     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0226     Document Type: Article

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