Optimization of multi-walled carbon nanotube-metal contacts by electrical stressing

Nanotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Ryan, P M ^a   Verhulst, A S ^b,c   Cott, D ^b   Romo Negreira, A ^b,c   Hantschel, T ^b   Boland, John J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOURS; CIRCUIT RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; METAL CONTACTS; METAL PROBES; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; OPTIMAL VALUES; PROBE CONTACT; RESISTANCE CONTACT; TUBE FAILURES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; METALS; PALLADIUM; PROBES; TUNGSTEN;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 73949093083     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/4/045705     Document Type: Article

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