Overview of nanoelectronic devices

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 521-540

  Goldhaber Gordon, David ^a   Montemerlo, Michael S ^a   Love, J Christopher ^a   Opiteck, Gregory J ^a   Ellenbogen, James C ^a  

^a MITRE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular electronics; Nanoelectronics; Quantum dots; Quantum effect devices; Resonant tunneling; Single electron transistors

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUNNELING; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLID STATE DEVICES;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; SINGLE ELECTRON TRANSISTORS;

SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

EID: 0031122029     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.573739     Document Type: Article

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