Anomalous length scaling of carbon nanotube-metal contact resistance: An ab initio study

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 21, 2012, Pages

  Kim, Yong Hoon ^a   Sung Kim, Hu ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO STUDY; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; EDGE STATE; HYDROGEN TERMINATION; LENGTH SCALING; METAL-INDUCED GAP STATE; OPEN-ENDED CARBON NANOTUBES; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; CONTACT RESISTANCE; HYDROGEN; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84861824436     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4721487     Document Type: Article

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