Discrete tunneling current fluctuations in metal-water-metal tunnel junctions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 8891-8897

  Boussaad, S ^a   Xu, B Q ^a   Nagahara, L A ^b   Amlani, I ^b   Schmickler, W ^c   Tsui, R ^b   Tao, N J ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TUNNELING; EPOXY RESINS; ETCHING; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; WATER;

METAL ELECTRODE; METAL-WATER-METAL TUNNEL JUNCTION; TUNNEL GAP;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0038205364     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1566933     Document Type: Article

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