Tunneling current-voltage controls, oscillations, and instability of nanotube- and nanowire-based nanoelectromechanical systems

Glass Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 535-544

  Pugno, N ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ELECTRON TUNNELING; NANOTUBES; STABILITY; SUBSTRATES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ANALOGIC DEVICES; ELECTRODE SUBSTRATES; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (NEMS); NANOWIRES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 24144439058     PISSN: 10876596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10720-005-0095-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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