Role of contact bonding on electronic transport in metal-carbon nanotube-metal systems

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 5063-5072

  Deretzis, I ^a   La Magna, A ^a  

^a CNR IMM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; METAL-NANOTUBE-METAL; METALLIC CONTACTS; TIGHT-BINDING APPROACH;

BINDING ENERGY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; HAMILTONIANS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33749538274     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/20/005     Document Type: Article

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