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The mechanism for a.c. conduction in chalcogenide semiconductors: Electronic or atomic?

S. R. Elliott Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, England; Department of Physical Chemistry, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, England
Pages 507-511 | Received 31 May 1979, Accepted 09 Aug 1979, Published online: 20 Aug 2006

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