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SEMICONDUCTIVITY BEHAVIOUR OF EGYPTIAN NATURAL SINTERED OREFOR THERMOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Loutfy H. Madkour

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Arts,

Al-Kamil, King Abdul-Aziz University,

P.O. Box 80207 Jeddah 21589,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

E-mail: loutfy.madkour@yahoo.com

lmadkour@kau.edu.sa

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