Transport and surface conductivity in ZnO

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2205-2213

  Swartz, Craig H ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ILLUMINATION; CONDUCTING LAYERS; CRYSTAL FACE; MAGNETO-TRANSPORT MEASUREMENT; NON-POLAR; SURFACE CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS; ZNO; ZNO SURFACE;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84865529796     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.133     Document Type: Review

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