Effect of Alkaline Earth Metal on AZrOx (A = Mg, Sr, Ba) Memory Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lee, K.-J.; Wang, Y.-H. Effect of Alkaline Earth Metal on AZrOx (A = Mg, Sr, Ba) Memory Application. Gels 2022, 8, 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8010020
Lee K-J, Wang Y-H. Effect of Alkaline Earth Metal on AZrOx (A = Mg, Sr, Ba) Memory Application. Gels. 2022; 8(1):20. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8010020
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Ke-Jing, and Yeong-Her Wang. 2022. "Effect of Alkaline Earth Metal on AZrOx (A = Mg, Sr, Ba) Memory Application" Gels 8, no. 1: 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8010020