Effects of gating and contact geometry on current through conjugated molecules covalently bonded to electrodes

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1153071-1153077

  Bratkovsky, A M ^a   Kornilovitch, P E ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; GOLD DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0038218129     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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