A transmission line model for metallic carbon nanotube interconnects

International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-51

  Maffucci, A ^a   Miano, G ^b,c   Villone, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Ingegneria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluid model; Interconnects; Metallic carbon nanotubes; Transmission lines

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; ELECTRODYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

COMPRESSIBLE CHARGED FLUIDS; CYLINDRICAL LAYERS; FLUID MODELS; METALLIC CARBON NANOTUBES;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 39049173509     PISSN: 00989886     EISSN: 1097007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cta.396     Document Type: Article

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