Virtual design and analysis of nanometer-scale sensor and device components

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 137-144

  Brenner, D W ^a   Schall, J D ^a   Mewkill, J P ^a   Shenderova, O A ^a   Sinnott, S B ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC MODELING; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; NANO-METER-SCALE; PATTERN SURFACES; SURFACE STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; VIBRATION SENSORS;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SENSORS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

DESIGN;

EID: 0001094910     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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