Formation of a p-type quantum dot at the end of an n-type carbon nanotube

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1363-1365

  Park, Jiwoong ^a,b   McEuen, Paul L ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0038974266     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1396318     Document Type: Article

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