A model for carbon nanotube interconnects

International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 559-575

  Xu, Y ^a   Srivastava, A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CNT interconnect modeling; CNT interconnects; CNT transmission line; RF microwave modeling

Indexed keywords

1D SYSTEMS; CARBON NANOTUBE INTERCONNECTS; CU-INTERCONNECTS; ELECTRON FLUID; ELECTRON FLUID MODEL; FLUID MODELS; GROUP DELAYS; INTERCONNECT MODELING; MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; REPULSIVE FORCES; S-PARAMETERS; TRANSMISSION LINE; TRANSMISSION LINE MODELS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRONS; FLUIDS; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMAS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

GROUP DELAY;

EID: 77954392750     PISSN: 00989886     EISSN: 1097007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cta.587     Document Type: Article

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