Effect of self-capacitance on the tunneling thresholds in linear arrays of nanoparticles

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 78, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 3893-3895

  Berven, C A ^a   Wybourne, M N ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 0035844358     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1378798     Document Type: Article

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