Advanced Theory of Instability in Tunneling Nanostructures

International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1149-1253

  Woolard, D L ^a   Cui, H L ^b   Gelmont, B L ^c   Buot, F A ^d   Zhao, P ^e  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^b Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

High speed electronics; Resonant Tunneling Devices; Terahertz Radiation

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION; RESONANT TUNNELING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

HIGH-SPEED ELECTRONICS; RESONANT TUNNELING DEVICES; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 1542475336     PISSN: 01291564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129156403002150     Document Type: Article

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