Towards a circuit theory for metallic single-electron tunnelling devices

International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-238

  Hoekstra, J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circuit theory; Hot electron; Impulse circuit model; Quantum mechanical tunnelling; SET transistor; Single electron tunnelling

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CIRCUIT THEORY; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TUNNEL DIODES;

IMPULSE CIRCUIT MODELS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL TUNNELLING; SET TRANSISTOR; SINGLE-ELECTRON TUNNELLING;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 34249783473     PISSN: 00989886     EISSN: 1097007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cta.412     Document Type: Article

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