Au/Ag and Au/Pd molecular contacts to GaAs

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1597-1601

  Ahktari Zavareh, Azadeh ^a   Li, Wenjie ^a   Kavanagh, Karen L ^a   Trionfi, Aaron J ^b   Jones, Jason C ^b   Reno, John L ^b   Hsu, Julia W P ^b   Talin, A Alec ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE CHAINS; BALLISTIC ELECTRON EMISSION MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSMISSION; ELECTRON-BEAM; EPITAXIALLY GROWN; ETHANOL SOLUTIONS; FREE THIOL GROUP; GAAS(001); HEXADECANE THIOL; HOT-ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INTER-DIFFUSION; METAL CONTACTS; METALLIZATION; MOLECULAR CONTACTS; MOLECULAR LAYERS; OCTANEDITHIOL; PHOTONIC; REFERENCE DIODES; TIP-INDUCED; WITH OR WITHOUT;

BALLISTICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONS; ETHANOL; EXPLOSIVES; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GOLD; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROCARBONS; METALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOLAYERS; PALLADIUM; PARAFFINS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

DIODES;

EID: 49749150114     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.2919159     Document Type: Article

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