Effect of the thickness of insulator polymeric films on the memory behavior: The case of the polymethylmethacrylate and the polystyrene

Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Avila Nino J A ^a   Sustaita, A O ^b   Reyes Reyes, M ^a   Lopez Sandoval R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN COMUNICACIÓN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

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EID: 81555203169     PISSN: 16879503     EISSN: 16879511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/702464     Document Type: Article

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