Single-electron devices and circuits in silicon

Single-Electron Devices and Circuits in Silicon

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-285

  Durrani, Zahid Ali Khan ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; LOGIC DEVICES; REVIEWS; SILICON; TIMING CIRCUITS;

CONTROL ELECTRONICS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ONE-ELECTRON LEVELS; SINGLE ELECTRON MEMORY; SINGLE-ELECTRON CHARGING; SINGLE-ELECTRON DEVICES; SINGLE-ELECTRON LOGIC;

SINGLE ELECTRON TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84967431992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/P650     Document Type: Book

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