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Title: Conduction through plasma-treated polyimide: analysis of high-field conduction by hopping and Schottky theory
Award ID(s):
1841453 1361503 1361571
NSF-PAR ID:
10130931
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Science
Volume:
54
Issue:
14
ISSN:
0022-2461
Page Range / eLocation ID:
10548 to 10559
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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