Nanoscale single-molecule amplifier and its consequences

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 184-190

  Joachim, Christian ^a   Gimzewski, James Kazimierz ^a  

^a CEMES CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FULLERENES; MOLECULES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

ELECTROMECHANICAL MODULATION; SINGLE MOLECULE AMPLIFIER; TUNNEL TRANSPORT; TUNNELING CIRCUIT;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0031678457     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.658770     Document Type: Article

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