Molecular-scale electronics

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 652-658

  Reed, Mark A ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOLAYERS; POLYMERS; TRANSISTORS; TUNNEL DIODES; VLSI CIRCUITS;

ELECTRONIC CONDUCTION; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR SCALE SYNTHETIC SYSTEMS; RESONANT TUNNELING DIODES; RESONANT TUNNELING TRANSISTORS;

QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0033115647     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.752520     Document Type: Article

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