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Issue Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 49, Number 2, February 2010
Focus on Electrical Contacts
Article Number 20101
Number of page(s) 24
Section Review Article
DOI 10.1051/epjap/2009211
Published online 26 January 2010

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