Variable single electron charging energies and percolation effects in molecularly linked nanoparticle films

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 5267-5273

  Trudeau, P E ^a   Escorcia, A ^a   Dhirani, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ENERGY GAP; GOLD; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; NANOPARTICLE FILMS; SINGLE ELECTRON CHARGING ENERGIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0141592337     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1597871     Document Type: Article

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