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Nanowire Mechanical Switch with a Built‐In Diode
Author(s) -
Han JinWoo,
Ahn JaeHyuk,
Kim MinWu,
Lee Jeong Oen,
Yoon JunBo,
Choi YangKyu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201000170
Subject(s) - nanowire , bistability , electrode , materials science , semiconductor , diode , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , silicon , point (geometry) , physics , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics
A nanoelectromechanical switch consists of two landing electrodes on either side of a movable silicon nanowire, separated by a nanoscale air gap. The bistable mechanical state of the nanowire determines an on/off state, which is sensed by measuring the contact resistance. The n‐type semiconductor electrodes and p‐type nanowire form a p–n junction diode at the cross‐point.
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