A low voltage programmable unipolar inverter with a gold nanoparticle monolayer on plastic

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2013, Pages

  Zhou, Ye ^a   Han, Su Ting ^a   Huang, Long Biao ^a   Huang, Jing ^a   Yan, Yan ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Roy, V A L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CHARGE TRAPPING LAYERS; DIELECTRIC LAYER; ENDURANCE TEST; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; PLASTIC SUBSTRATES; SUPPLY VOLTAGES; SWITCHING VOLTAGES;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

GOLD;

EID: 84876936898     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/20/205202     Document Type: Article

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