Quantum Size Effects in Carbon Nanotube Intramolecular Junctions

Nano Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 253-256

  Rochefort, Alain ^a   Avouris, Phaedon ^b  

^a Centre de Recherche en Calcul Applique   (Canada)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0141646414     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl015705t     Document Type: Article

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