Molecular rectification in a metal-insulator-metal junction based on self-assembled monolayers

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 39, 2002, Pages 11730-11736

  Chabinyc, Michael L ^a   Chen, Xiaoxi ^a   Holmlin, R Erik ^a   Jacobs, Heiko ^a   Skulason, Hjalti ^b   Frisbie, C Daniel ^b   Mujica, Vladimiro ^c   Ratner, Mark A ^c   Rampi, Maria Anita ^d   Whitesides, George M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC JUNCTIONS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

MONOLAYERS;

ALKYL GROUP; GOLD; MERCURY; METAL; NITRILE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; DIPOLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

DISULFIDES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROSTATICS; GOLD; MERCURY; NITRILES; SILVER;

EID: 0037010021     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja020506c     Document Type: Article

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