Measurement of the quantum capacitance of interacting electrons in carbon nanotubes

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 687-691

  Ilani, S ^a   Donev, L A K ^a   Kindermann, M ^a   McEuen, P L ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; GROUND STATE; QUANTUM THEORY; YARN;

ELECTRON HOLE SYMMETRY; ELECTRONIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROSTATIC COMPONENTS; INTERACTING ELECTRONS; NEGATIVE CAPACITANCE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC QUANTITIES; VAN HOVE SINGULARITIES;

CARBON NANOTUBE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 33749350731     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys412     Document Type: Article

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