Analyzing conductance of mixed carbon-nanotube bundles for interconnect applications

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 756-759

  Haruehanroengra, Sansiri ^a   Wang, Wei ^a,b  

^a Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube (CNT); Conductance; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

DEEP-NANOMETER-INTERCONNECT; MIXED CARBON-NANOTUBE BUNDLES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 34547819761     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2007.901584     Document Type: Article

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