Theoretical investigation of the origin of negative differential resistance in substituted phenylene ethynylene oligomers

Nanotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Karzazi, Y ^a   Cornil, J ^a,b   Bredas J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; QUANTUM THEORY; TUNNEL DIODES;

NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE; PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE OLIGOMERS; QUANTUM CHEMICAL LEVEL; RESONANT TUNNELLING DIODES;

OLIGOMERS;

EID: 0037292806     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/14/2/313     Document Type: Article

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