On the transition point of thermally activated conduction of spinel-type MFe2O4 ferrite thin films (M = Zn, Co, Ni)

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 17, 2013, Pages

  Brachwitz, K ^a   Bontgen T ^a   Lorenz, M ^a   Grundmann, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FERRITE THIN FILMS; HOPPING CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETITE THIN FILMS; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MEASUREMENTS; THERMALLY ACTIVATED; THERMALLY ACTIVATED CONDUCTION PROCESS; VERWEY TRANSITIONS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSITION FLOW; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84877286582     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4803475     Document Type: Article

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