Contact block reduction method for ballistic transport and carrier densities of open nanostructures

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 24, 2005, Pages

  Mamaluy, D ^a   Vasileska, D ^a   Sabathil, M ^b   Zibold, T ^b   Vogl, P ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 28244443564     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.245321     Document Type: Article

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