Suspended and localized single nanostructure growth across a nanogap by an electric field

Nanotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 40, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Chung Hoon ^a   Han, Jun Hyun ^a   Schneider, Susan C ^a   Josse, Fabien ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC ELECTRIC FIELD; DC CURRENT; DIRECT GROWTH; FUNCTION OF TIME; INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS; NANO SCALE; NANO-GAP; NANOSCALE ELECTRONICS; NANOSTRUCTURE GROWTH; RADIO FREQUENCIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SILICON ETCHING; SPECIFIC LOCATION; VOLTAGE DROP; WET CHEMICALS; ZNO;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

NANOMATERIAL; SILICON; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRICITY; NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 80052939402     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/40/405301     Document Type: Article

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