Room-temperature single-electron transistors using alkanedithiols

Nanotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 46, 2007, Pages

  Luo, Kang ^b   Chae, Dong Hun ^a   Yao, Zhen ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANEDITHIOLS; DISCRETE ENERGY LEVELS; SINGLE-ELECTRON TRANSISTORS; SINGLE-ELECTRON TUNNELING;

ELECTROMIGRATION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; GOLD; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; NANOPARTICLES; SELF ASSEMBLY;

TRANSISTORS;

ALKANEDITHIOL; DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; EXCITATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; VIBRATION;

EID: 36048971741     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/46/465203     Document Type: Article

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