Nanodevices based on silicon nanowires

Recent Patents on Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Wan, Yuting ^a   Sha, Jian ^a   Chen, Bo ^a   Fang, Yanjun ^a   Wang, Zongli ^a   Wang, Yewu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Field effect transistors; Nanodevices; Sensors; Silicon nanowires; Solar cells and lithium battery

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM BATTERIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; SENSORS; SILICON;

BUILDING BLOCKES; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; NANO-DEVICES; REVIEW PAPERS; SILICON NANOWIRES;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

NANOTUBE; SILICON;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; INSTRUMENTATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PATENT; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PATENTS AS TOPIC; SILICON;

EID: 62149099630     PISSN: 18722105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187221009787003348     Document Type: Article

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