Broad-band frequency characterization of double Y-branch nanojunction operating as room-temperature RF to dc rectifier

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 576-580

  Bednarz, Lukasz ^b   Rashmi, ^b   Hackens, Benoît ^b,c   Farhi, Ghania ^b,d   Bayot, Vincent ^b,e   Huynen, Isabelle ^a,b,f,g,h,i  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d Research Center on Microscopic and Nanoscopic Electronic Devices and Materials (CERMIN)   (Belgium)

^e UCL

^f FNRS   (Belgium)

^g European Microwave Association

^h Belgian Society of Telecommunication and Electronic Engineers (SITEL)   (Belgium)

ⁱ Royal Society of Belgian Electricians (SRBE/KVBE)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

High frequency (HF) measurements; Nanotechnology; Nonlinear; Room temperature; Two dimensional electron gas (2DEG); Y branch junction (YBJ)

Indexed keywords

HIGH-FREQUENCY (HF) MEASUREMENTS; NONLINEAR; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS (2DEG); Y-BRANCH JUNCTION (YBJ);

DC MACHINERY; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 26644450060     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2005.851413     Document Type: Article

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