Formalism, analytical model, and a priori Green's-function-based calculations of the current-voltage characteristics of molecular wires

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1510-1521

  Hall, Lachlan E ^a   Reimers, Jeffrey R ^b   Hush, Noel S ^b   Silverbrook, Kia ^a  

^a Molecular Electronics Research   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000480579     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.480696     Document Type: Article

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