Effective nitrogen doping for fabricating highly conductive β-SiC ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3216-3219

  Kim, Kwang Joo ^a   Lim, Kwang Young ^b   Kim, Young Wook ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK SAMPLES; DONOR LEVELS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FULL DENSIFICATION; NITROGEN-DOPING; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SIC CERAMICS; SIC GRAINS; SINTERING ADDITIVES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; ZINC-BLENDE;

ADDITIVES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NITROGEN; SINTERING; YTTRIUM;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 80053947327     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04799.x     Document Type: Article

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