Pseudo Y-junction single-walled carbon nanotube based ambipolar transistor operating at room temperature

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 731-735

  Kim, Do Hyun ^a   Huang, Jun ^a   Rao, Bangalore K ^a   Choi, Wonbong ^a  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambipolar characteristics; Nanoscale junction; Y junction single walled carbon nanotube

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AMBIPOLAR CHARACTERISTICS; NANOSCALE JUNCTION; SUBTHRESHOLD SWING; Y JUNCTION SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE;

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 33751503417     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2006.885028     Document Type: Article

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