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Electrical Conductivity of Thin Films of Rubidium on Glass Surfaces

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THE electrical conductivity of films of the order of a few atomic diameters in thickness has been investigated for rubidium on pyrex glass surfaces. The work, carried out under rigid conditions of purity and high vacua, has yielded results differing so markedly from those of previous investigators that a preliminary note of the results seems worth while.

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LOVELL, A. Electrical Conductivity of Thin Films of Rubidium on Glass Surfaces. Nature 137, 493–494 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137493b0

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