Percolation model for electron conduction in films of metal nanoparticles linked by organic molecules

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 754171-754178

  Muller K H ^a   Herrmann, J ^a   Raguse, B ^a   Baxter, G ^a   Reda, T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; GOLD;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0037104180     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.075417     Document Type: Article

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