The role of Joule heating in the formation of nanogaps by electromigration

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Trouwborst, M L ^a   Van Der Molen, S J ^a,b   Van Wees, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROMIGRATION; FEEDBACK; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

JOULE HEATING; NANOGAPS; SERIES RESISTANCE;

ELECTRIC HEATING;

EID: 33745297147     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2203410     Document Type: Article

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