Memory effect in a molecular quantum dot with strong electron-vibron interaction

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 23, 2003, Pages

  Alexandrov, A S ^a,b   Bratkovsky, A M ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; MODEL; MOLECULAR QUANTUM DOT; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POLARON THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE; THEORY; VIBRON;

EID: 0042666790     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.67.235312     Document Type: Article

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