Evolution of nanoscale quantum effects in semiconductor physics

Nanostructured Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Esaki, Leo ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRON TUNNELING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES; TUNNEL DIODES;

ESAKI TUNNEL DIODES; NANOSCALE QUANTUM EFFECTS; NEWTONIAN MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0032593765     PISSN: 09659773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-9773(99)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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