Vibrational and electronic heating in nanoscale junctions

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-38

  Ward, Daniel R ^a   Corley, David A ^a   Tour, James M ^a   Natelson, Douglas ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); TEMPERATURE;

EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRONIC HEATING; ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE; NANOSCALE JUNCTIONS; OUT OF EQUILIBRIUM; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN; VIBRATIONAL MODES;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR VIBRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION;

EID: 78650608957     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.240     Document Type: Article

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