Voltage-induced phase transition in arrays of metallic nanodots: Computed transport and surface potential structure

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 4543-4545

  Remacle, F ^a,b   Levine, R D ^a,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

SURFACE POTENTIAL STRUCTURE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0038044783     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1583871     Document Type: Article

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