Graphene transistors: Status, prospects, and problems

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1567-1584

  Schwierz, Frank ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bilayer graphene; Field effect transistor (FET); graphene; graphene nanoribbon; logic circuit; radio frequency (RF)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CIRCUITS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GRAPHENE TRANSISTORS; LOGIC CIRCUITS; NANORIBBONS;

BILAYER GRAPHENE; ELECTRONIC APPLICATION; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; HIGH CARRIER MOBILITY; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; STATE OF THE ART;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84879882443     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2013.2257633     Document Type: Article

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