Methods to fabricate nanocontacts for electrical addressing of single molecules

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 542-548

  Carrara, Sandro ^a   Riley, D Jason ^a,b   Bavastrello, Valter ^a,c   Stura, Enrico ^a,c   Nicolini, Claudio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Fondazione ELBA Rome   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrochemical etching; Nanocontacts; Nanometer scale; Nanotechnology; Quantum conductivity; Single molecules

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BENZENE; BIOSENSORS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DNA; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRODES; GLUCOSE; MAGNETOSPHERE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING; NANOCONTACTS; NANOMETER SCALE; QUANTUM CONDUCTIVITY; SINGLE MOLECULES;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 14844322209     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2004.06.020     Document Type: Review

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