Fabrication of quantum point contacts by engraving GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures with a diamond tip

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2023-2025

  Regul, J ^a   Keyser, U F ^a   Paesler, M ^a   Hohls, F ^a   Zeitler, U ^a   Haug, R J ^a   Malave A ^b   Oesterschulze, E ^b   Reuter, D ^c   Wieck, A D ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; DEFECT-FREE; DIAMOND TIP; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS; GAAS/ALGAAS HETEROSTRUCTURES; HIGH QUALITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PROCESSING TIME; QUANTUM POINT CONTACT; SILICON TIPS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALS; DIAMONDS; ETCHING; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

POINT CONTACTS;

EID: 79956034537     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1506417     Document Type: Article

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