Theoretical and experimental characterization of Y-branch nanojunction rectifier up to 94 GHz

35th European Microwave Conference 2005 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 301-304

  Bednarz, Lukasz ^a   Rashmi, ^a   Farhi, Ghania ^a   Hackens, Benoît ^a   Bayot, Vincent ^a   Huynen, Isabelle ^a   Galloo, Jean Sebastien ^a   Roelens, Yannick ^a   Bollaert, Sylvain ^a   Cappy, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DOUBLE Y-BRANCH BALLISTIC JUNCTION; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; NANODEVICES; NONLINEAR MODELS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 33751546021     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2005.1608853     Document Type: Conference Paper

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