Molecular rectification through electric field induced conformational changes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 49, 2002, Pages 14528-14529

  Troisi, Alessandro ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONDUCTANCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIPOLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; POLARIZATION; RECTIFICATION; THEORY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037065309     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja028281t     Document Type: Article

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