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We report here the growth and characterization of functional oxide nanowire of hole doped manganite of La0.5Sr0.5MnO3 (LSMO). We also report four probe electrical resistance measurement of single nanowire of LSMO (diameter ~ 45nm) using FIB…
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We report the prediction and observation of supra-binary ferroelectricity in a ferroelectric nanowire (FNW) covered with a semi-cylindrical gate that provides an anisotropic electric field in the FNW. There are gate-voltage-driven…
Organic Zener diodes with a precisely adjustable reverse breakdown from -3 V to -15 V without any influence on the forward current-voltage curve are realized. This is accomplished by controlling the width of the charge depletion zone in a…
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We report conductance and supercurrent of InAs nanowires coupled to Al-superconducting electrodes with short channel lengths and good Ohmic contacts. The nanowires are suspended 15\,nm above a local gate electrode. The charge density in the…
In solving the Schr\"odinger equation to simulate a nanoscale circuit, we note that the mean free path for electrons in some metals is as large as 48 nm. Thus, the wavefunction may propagate coherently through wires corresponding to the…
Superconducting devices are prone to reduced performance caused by impurities and defects along the edges of their wires, which can lead to local current crowding. In this study, we explored the use of helium ion irradiation to modify the…
An important consideration in miniaturizing transistors is maximizing the coupling between the gate and the semiconductor channel. A nanowire with a coaxial metal gate provides optimal gate-channel coupling, but has only been realized for…
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