switching transition

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A transition in semiconductive glasses in which, beyond a critical applied voltage, there is an avalanche breakdown of conducting electrons that causes local @M03821@ and hence local @C01434@ that gives metallic conductivity.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 592 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'switching transition' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06205 RIS BibTex EndNote
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