Gate-controlled guiding of electrons in graphene

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 222-225

  Williams, J R ^a,c   Low, Tony ^b   Lundstrom, M S ^b   Marcus, C M ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; GRAPHENE DEVICES; REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

BALLISTIC SEMICONDUCTOR; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; HIGH MOBILITY DEVICES; MAGNETIC FOCUSING; NEGATIVE INDEX; RECONFIGURABLE; SELECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS;

GRAPHENE;

GRAPHENE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; FIBER OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 79955791150     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.3     Document Type: Article

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