Piezotronics and piezo-phototronics: Fundamentals and applications

National Science Review

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-90

  Wang, Zhong Lin ^a,b   Wu, Wenzhuo ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

MEMS; Piezo phototronic effect; Piezopotential; Piezotronic effect; Piezotronics; Sensors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904308714     PISSN: 20955138     EISSN: 2053714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwt002     Document Type: Review

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