Recent progress in quantum structure materials, physics and devices

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-20

  Sakaki, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

QW quantum well; RT resonant tunneling; SET single electron tunneling; SL superlattice; THz teraHerz; WS Wannier Stark

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040601532     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(96)80004-0     Document Type: Article

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