Silicon doping induced bending in aluminum nanowires

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Hung Jen ^a   Chen, Yen Yu ^a   Hsieh, Chin Hua ^a   Lin, Su Jien ^a   Chou, Li Jen ^a   Hsu, Wen Kuang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILICON;

ALUMINUM NANOWIRES; ENERGY BARRIER; EQUIMOLAR MIXTURE; NANOWIRE BENDS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33846184618     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2430780     Document Type: Article

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