Chemical modification of the electronic conducting states in polymer nanodevices

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 237-242

  Zhitenev, N B ^a   Sidorenko, A ^a   Tennant, D M ^a   Cirelli, R A ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FERMI LEVEL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYELECTROLYTES;

CONDUCTING CHANNELS; ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONALITY; ELECTRONIC LEVELS; MATERIALS PHYSICS; NANOSCALE ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; REVERSIBLE SWITCHING; SWITCHING VOLTAGES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONICS; MACROMOLECULE; NANODEVICE; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34248380063     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.75     Document Type: Article

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