Solution processed molecular floating gate for flexible flash memories

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

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

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84889259231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03093     Document Type: Article

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