1-to 2-nm-wide nanogaps fabricated with single-walled carbon nanotube shadow masks

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 3213-3216

  De Poortere, E P ^a,b   Stormer, H L ^a,b   Huang, L M ^a,b   Wind, S J ^a,b   O'Brien, S ^a,b   Huang, M ^a,b   Hone, J ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL EVAPORATION; SHADOW MASKS; SINGLE-MOLECULE TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY GAP; EVAPORATION; MASKS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33845267789     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.2375081     Document Type: Article

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