Molecular wire conductance: Electrostatic potential spatial profile

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 6834-6839

  Mujica, Vladimiro ^a   Roitberg, Adrian E ^b   Ratner, Mark ^c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001527716     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481258     Document Type: Article

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