Influence of H2O molecules on sub-nanometre scale gaps between Au leads

Nanotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-45

  Korotkov, A L ^a   Bowman, M ^a   McGuinness, H J ^a   Davidovic, D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRON TRAPS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; GOLD; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER;

ELECTRON TUNNELING CURRENT; SUB-NANOMETRE SCALE GAPS; TUNNELING CONDUCTANCE;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 0037248190     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/14/1/310     Document Type: Article

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