NANOPROBE-INDUCED ELECTROSTATIC LATERAL QUANTIZATION IN NEAR-SURFACE RESONANT-TUNNELING HETEROSTRUCTURES

被引:9
作者
TAYLOR, MD
WETSEL, GC
MCBRIDE, SE
BROWN, RC
FRENSLEY, WR
SEABAUGH, AC
KAO, YC
BEAM, EA
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[1] TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC,CORP RES & DEV,DALLAS,TX 75265
[2] DAVID SARNOFF RES CTR,PRINCETON,NJ 08543
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10.1063/1.113807
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We report experimental and theoretical evidence for electrostatic lateral confinement induced by a nanoprobe. The lateral confinement is manifest as oscillations of the differential conductance of a near-surface resonant-tunneling heterostructure in air at room temperature.© 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:3621 / 3623
页数:3
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