New contact material for reduction of arc duration for dc application L. Doublet, N. Ben Jemaa, S. Rivoirard, C. Bourda, E. Carvou, D. Sallais, D. Givord and P. Ramoni Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys., 50 1 (2010) 12901 Published online: 26 February 2010 DOI: 10.1051/epjap/2010018