Nature of electrical contacts in a metal-molecule-semiconductor system

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1928-1935

  Hsu, J W P ^a   Loo, Y L ^a,b   Lang, D V ^a   Rogers, J A ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EXPONENTIAL ENERGY;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 0141792919     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.1588641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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