Fundamental transmitting properties of carbon nanotube antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3426-3435

  Hanson, George W ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic theory; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

CARBON NANOTUBE ANTENNAS; HALLEN-TYPE INTEGRAL EQUATION; QUANTUM MECHANICAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 28744434816     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.858865     Document Type: Article

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