Suspended single-electron transistors: Fabrication and measurement

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Paraoanu, G S ^a   Halvari, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATICS; EVAPORATION; HAMILTONIANS; METHANOL; OSCILLATIONS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSISTORS; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM;

ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY; OXIDE JUNCTION; SINGLE-ELECTRON TRANSITORS; SWITCHING CURRENT MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTRON TUNNELING;

EID: 17144410358     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1870108     Document Type: Article

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