A Model for Cu-Se Resonant Tunneling Diodes Fabricated by Negative Template Assisted Electrodeposition Technique

Meeru Chaudhri, A. Vohra, S. K. Chakarvarti

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DOI: 10.4236/cn.2010.21012                

Abstract

In this paper, the authors present and discuss a model for Cu-Se nano resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) fabricated by negative template assisted electrodeposition technique and formulate the mathematical equations for it. The model successfully explains the experimental findings.

Keywords

track-etch membrane, template synthesis, Cu-Se resonant tunneling diodes, electrodeposition

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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