Vertically oriented carbon nanofiber based nanoelectromechanical switch

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 350-355

  Cruden, Brett A ^a   Cassell, Alan M ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Microelectromechanical systems; Programmable circuits; Relays; Switches

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC RELAYS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SWITCHES;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PROGRAMMABLE CIRCUITS; PROGRAMMING VOLTAGE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33746283331     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2006.876923     Document Type: Article

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