Theoretical study of a molecular resonant tunneling diode

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3015-3020

  Seminario, Jorge M ^a   Zacarias, Angelica G ^a   Tour, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; PHENYL GROUP;

ARTICLE; DIODE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; THEORY;

EID: 0034607434     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja992936h     Document Type: Article

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