Nanoencapsulation and stabilization of single-molecule/particle electronic nanoassemblies using low-temperature atomic layer deposition

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 51, 2008, Pages 20510-20517

  Na, Jeong Seok ^a   Ayres, Jennifer A ^b   Chandra, Kusum L ^b   Gorman, Christopher B ^b   Parsons, Gregory N ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE THIN FILMS; ATOMIC LAYERS; CHARGE TUNNELING; CONFORMALITY; ELECTRICAL JUNCTIONS; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIONS; FOWLER-NORDHEIM TUNNELING; FUNCTIONAL DEVICES; HIGH FIELDS; IN VACUUMS; INERT GAS; LONG-TERM STABILITIES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC JUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; NANO ENCAPSULATIONS; NANO-ASSEMBLIES; NON-RESONANT;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; ATOMS; ELECTRON TUBE DIODES; ENCAPSULATION; INERT GASES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; OXIDE FILMS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ALUMINA;

EID: 61349183129     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp8066298     Document Type: Article

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