Nanoelectromechanical quantum circuits and systems

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1907-1921

  De Los Santos, Hector J ^a  

^a NanoMEMS Research LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Casimir effect; Quantum circuits; Quantum devices

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODYNAMICS; MICROMACHINING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CASIMIR EFFECT; NANOELECTROMECHNAICAL SYSTEMS; QUANTUM CIRCUITS; QUANTUM DEVICES;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 10044292445     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2003.818321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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