Clocked molecular quantum-dot cellular automata

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1890-1896

  Lent, Craig S ^a   Isaksen, Beth ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular electronics; Nanotechnology; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GROUND STATE; MICROELECTRONICS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

COULOMB INTERACTION; QUANTUM DOT CELLULAR AUTOMATA; SOFTWARE PACKAGE GAUSSIAN 98;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 0042411919     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2003.815857     Document Type: Article

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