Localized molecular constraint on electron delocalization in a metallic chain

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Nilius, N ^a   Wallis, T M ^a,b   Ho, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANNEALING; BINDING ENERGY; COMBUSTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EVAPORATION; FERMI LEVEL; GOLD; GROUND STATE; NICKEL ALLOYS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON DELOCALIZATION; ELECTRON DENSITY WAVES; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM WELL STATE;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 0038610784     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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