Fabrication of nanoscale device using individual colloidal gold nanoparticles

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 457-460

  Khondaker, S I ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; COLLOIDS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ENERGY GAP; GOLD; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COLLOIDAL GOLD PARTICLES; METALLIC BRIDGE; NANOGAPS; NANOSCALE DEVICE;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 11044238253     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:20040957     Document Type: Article

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