Two-dimensional flexible nanoelectronics

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Akinwande, Deji ^a   Petrone, Nicholas ^b   Hone, James ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHENE; POLYMER; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER; SILICON;

ALKENE; BIOFILM; BORON; CRYSTAL; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; NANOFABRICATION; OSCILLATION; PHONON; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THIN FILM TRANSISTOR; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84922697328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6678     Document Type: Review

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