Study of electron tunnelling through thin polymer films using a mercury probe technique

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 461-465

  Nabok, A V ^a   Massey, J ^a   Buttle, S ^a   Ray, A K ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MERCURY (METAL); NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; THIN FILMS;

COUNTER ELECTRODE; MERCURY PROBE TECHNIQUE; POLYELECTROLYTE SELF ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE; TUNNELLING CURRENT;

ELECTRON TUNNELING;

EID: 11044237568     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:20040994     Document Type: Article

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