• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 42, Issue 5, 052001 (2021)
S. Dlimi1, A. El kaaouachi1、2, L. Limouny1, and B. A. Hammou2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, BP 8106, Hay Dakhla, 80000 Agadir, Morocco
  • 2Materials and Physicochemistry of the Atmosphere and Climate Group, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, BP 8106, 80000 Agadir, Morocco
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/5/052001 Cite this Article
    S. Dlimi, A. El kaaouachi, L. Limouny, B. A. Hammou. A crossover from Efros–Shklovskii hopping to activated transport in a GaAs two-dimensional hole system at low temperatures[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(5): 052001 Copy Citation Text show less
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    S. Dlimi, A. El kaaouachi, L. Limouny, B. A. Hammou. A crossover from Efros–Shklovskii hopping to activated transport in a GaAs two-dimensional hole system at low temperatures[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(5): 052001
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