Piezoresistance in silicon and its nanostructures

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 731-744

  Rowe, A C H ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DE LA MATIÈRE CONDENSÉE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NANOWIRES; SILICON; STRESSES;

APPLIED MECHANICAL STRESS; BULK SILICON; EFFECTIVE MASS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PIEZORESISTANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON NANO STRUCTURES; SILICON NANOWIRES;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

EID: 84897410250     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2014.52     Document Type: Article

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