Terahertz time-domain measurement of ballistic electron resonance in a single-walled carbon nanotube

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 201-205

  Zhong, Zhaohui ^a   Gabor, Nathaniel M ^a,b   Sharping, Jay E ^c,d   Gaeta, Alexander L ^a,c   McEuen, Paul L ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON RESONANCE; ELECTRONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; YARN;

ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; NANOTUBE TRANSISTORS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL NANOMATERIALS; SINGLE PARTICLE EXCITATIONS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES; TIME DOMAIN MEASUREMENT;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONDUCTANCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON; NANODEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; VELOCITY;

EID: 41849119451     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.60     Document Type: Article

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