Effects of interface bonding on the conductance of metal-carbon nanotube-metal systems

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 27, Issue 5-8 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1102-1107

  La Magna, Antonino ^a   Deretzis, Ioannis ^a   Alippi, Paola ^a  

^a CNR IMM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Conductance; Non equilibrium Green's function

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; GREEN'S FUNCTION; HAMILTONIANS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BLOCK CONDUCTION CHANNELS; METAL ATOMS; METALLIC CONTACTS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 34547689353     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2006.08.028     Document Type: Article

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