Electronic conductance behavior of carbon-based molecular junctions with conjugated structures

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 106, Issue 40, 2002, Pages 10355-10362

  Anariba, Franklin ^a   McCreery, Richard L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS;

CARBON; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRON TUNNELING; MERCURY (METAL); MOLECULES; MONOLAYERS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0037058064     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp026285e     Document Type: Article

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