Nanofabrication of electrodes with sub-5 nm spacing for transport experiments on single molecules and metal clusters

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 793-799

  Bezryadin, A ^a   Dekker, C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0000920536     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.589411     Document Type: Article

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