A seven-junction electron pump: Design, fabrication, and operation

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 307-310

  Keller, Mark W ^a   Martinis, John M ^a   Steinbach, Andrew H ^a   Zimmerman, Neil M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; STANDARDS; TUNING; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

SEVEN JUNCTION ELECTRON PUMP;

CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031119267     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.571841     Document Type: Article

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