Future computers will require nanoscale transistors with high-dielectric-constant gate oxides. Carbon nanotube transistors integrated with ZrO2 gate oxides emerge as very promising candidates.
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Martel, R. High-performance transistors. Nature Mater 1, 203–204 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat780
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