Electronic transmission in conjugated-oligomer tunnel structures: Effects of lattice fluctuations

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 617-638

  Yu, Z G ^a   Smith, D L ^a   Saxena, A ^a   Bishop, A R ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY GAP; OLIGOMERS;

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION; LATTICE FLUCTUATIONS;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031704165     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/10/3/014     Document Type: Article

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