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United States Patent | 4,903,092 |
Luryi ,   et al. | February 20, 1990 |
Real space hot electron transfer devices using hot electron transfer between two conducting channels are described.
Inventors: | Luryi; Sergey (Millington, NJ); Kastalsky; Alexander (North Plainfield, NJ) |
Assignee: | American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Appl. No.: | 339892 |
Filed: | April 17, 1989 |
Current U.S. Class: | 257/183.1; 257/24; 257/197 |
Intern'l Class: | H21L 029/80 |
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