Nanoscale devices for rectification of high frequency radiation from the infrared through the visible: A new approach

Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Miskovsky, N M ^a,b   Cutler, P H ^a,b   Mayer, A ^c   Weiss, B L ^d   Willis, Brian ^e   Sullivan, T E ^f   Lerner, P B ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Scitech Associates LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; HIGH-FREQUENCY RADIATION; INCIDENT RADIATION; NANO-ANTENNA STRUCTURES; NANOFABRICATION TECHNIQUES; NANOSCALE DEVICE; OPERATIONAL DESIGN; OPTICAL RECTIFICATIONS; RECTENNAS; SCHOTTKY DIODES; VISIBLE REGION;

ANTENNAS; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 84863645434     PISSN: 16879503     EISSN: 16879511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/512379     Document Type: Review

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