Electron hopping through films of arenethiolate monolayer-protected gold clusters

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3139-3145

  Wuelfing, W Peter ^a   Murray, Royce W ^b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARENETHIOLATE MONOLAYERS; ELECTRON HOPPING;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRONS; MONOLAYERS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); RATE CONSTANTS; THIN FILMS;

GOLD;

EID: 0037187999     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp013987f     Document Type: Article

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