A conformational study of the influence of vibrations on conduction in molecular wires

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 941-947

  Olson, Maxine ^a   Mao, Yi ^a   Windus, Theresa ^a   Kemp, Mathieu ^a   Ratner, Mark ^a   Léon, Natalia ^b   Mujica, Vladimiro ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; MOLECULES;

INELASTIC SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WIRE;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032484764     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp972940k     Document Type: Article

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