Gating of enhanced electron-charging thresholds in self-assembled nanoparticle films

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 32, 2005, Pages 15391-15396

  Suganuma, Yoshinori ^a   Dhirani, Al Amin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRONS; INTERPOLATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

FILM CONDUCTIVITY; METAL TRANSITIONS; NANOPARTICLES; THERMALLY ASSISTED CONDUCTANCE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 24344481995     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp051282y     Document Type: Article

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