Apparatus for measurements of transport properties of thin films under sulfur atmosphere at moderate temperatures

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Clamagirand, J M ^a   Ares, J R ^a   Diaz Chao, P ^a   Pascual, A ^a   Ferrer, I J ^a   Sanchez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

sulfides; sulfuration process; thermoelectric measurements; thin films

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; PALLADIUM; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; METALLIC AND SEMICONDUCTING THIN FILMS; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; SULFIDES; THERMOELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 84925742299     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/26/4/045902     Document Type: Article

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