A two-atom electron pump

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Roche, B ^a   Riwar, R P ^b   Voisin, B ^a   Dupont Ferrier, E ^a   Wacquez, R ^c   Vinet, M ^c   Sanquer, M ^a   Splettstoesser, J ^b   Jehl, X ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOWIRE; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON;

ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRON; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; ATOM; DONOR; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ENERGY; IMPLANTATION; PUMP;

EID: 84875869096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2544     Document Type: Article

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