# A critical path approach for elucidating the temperature dependence of granular hopping conduction

## TL;DR

This paper presents a new, straightforward explanation for the temperature dependence of granular hopping conduction, a phenomenon observed across various materials but not fully understood.

## Contribution

It introduces a critical path approach that simplifies understanding the temperature dependence in granular hopping conduction.

## Key findings

- Provides a clear explanation for temperature dependence
- Unifies observations across different material systems
- Offers a simple model for granular hopping conduction

## Abstract

We revisit the classical problem of granular hopping conduction's temperature dependence, and offer a straightforward and simple explanation on a phenomenon that was widely observed over diverse material systems, but which has remained a puzzle in spite of the various efforts for its explanation.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1907.12190