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  2. Skin effect - Wikipedia

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    Skin effect itself is not actually combatted in these cases, but the distribution of currents near the conductor's surface makes the use of precious metals (having a lower resistivity) practical. Although it has a lower conductivity than copper and silver, gold plating is also used, because unlike copper and silver, it does not corrode.

  3. Eddy-current testing - Wikipedia

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    When it comes to surface applications, the performance of any given inspection technique depends greatly on the specific conditions — mostly the types of materials and defects, but also surface conditions, etc. However, in most situations, the following are true: Effective on coatings/paint: yes; Computerized record keeping: partial

  4. Valence and conduction bands - Wikipedia

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    In solid-state physics, the valence band and conduction band are the bands closest to the Fermi level, and thus determine the electrical conductivity of the solid. In nonmetals, the valence band is the highest range of electron energies in which electrons are normally present at absolute zero temperature, while the conduction band is the lowest range of vacant electronic states.

  5. Metallic bonding - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, plasmons are hard to excite on a bulk metal. This is why gold and copper look like lustrous metals albeit with a dash of color. However, in colloidal gold the metallic bonding is confined to a tiny metallic particle, which prevents the oscillation wave of the plasmon from 'running away'. The momentum selection rule is therefore ...

  6. Electrostatic induction - Wikipedia

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    The surface is the only location where a net electric charge can exist. [4]: p.754 This establishes the principle that electrostatic charges on conductive objects reside on the surface of the object. [3] [7] External electric fields induce surface charges on metal objects that exactly cancel the field within. [3]

  7. GOLD - Wikipedia

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    Gold, a chemical element; Genomes OnLine Database; Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, a NASA Explorer Mission of Opportunity; GOLD (parser), an open-source parser-generator of BNF-based grammars; Graduates of the Last Decade, an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers program to garner more university level student members

  8. Gold–aluminium intermetallic - Wikipedia

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    Gold–aluminium intermetallic have different properties from the individual metals, such as low conductivity and high melting point depending on their composition. Due to the difference of density between the metals and intermetallics, the growth of the intermetallic layers causes reduction in volume, and therefore creates gaps in the metal ...

  9. Triboelectric effect - Wikipedia

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    The most widespread explanation is that higher humidity leads to more water adsorbed at the surface of contacting materials, leading to a higher surface conductivity. [ 102 ] [ 103 ] The higher conductivity allows for greater charge recombination as contacts separate, resulting in a smaller transfer of charge.