Impact of adsorbed organic monolayers on vacuum electron tunneling contributions to electrical resistance at an asperity contact

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Berman, D ^a   Walker, M J ^b   Nordquist, C D ^c   Krim, J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED FILMS; ADSORBED MOLECULES; ADSORBED MONOLAYERS; ASPERITY CONTACTS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; DIRECT CONTACT; DODECANE; ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; IN-SITU; MOLECULAR LAYER; ORGANIC MONOLAYERS; OXYGEN PLASMAS; SERIES CONNECTIONS; TUNNELING PATHS; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM SYSTEM;

ADSORPTION; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ELECTRON TUNNELING; MONOLAYERS; PARAFFINS; SELF ASSEMBLY; VACUUM;

VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84859295185     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3664770     Document Type: Article

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