Emerging trends in ultra-miniaturized CMOS (Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) transistors, single-electron and molecular-scale devices: A comparative analysis for high-performance computational nanoelectronics

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 795-806

  Khanna, V K ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Computers; Molecular electronics; Nanocells; Nanotechnology; Quantum dots; Single electron transistor

Indexed keywords

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 5544286683     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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