Theory of electrical conduction through a molecule

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 852, Issue , 1998, Pages 54-67

  Emberly, Eldon G ^a   Kirczenow, George ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZENE DITHIOLATE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; GOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0031850728     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09864.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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