First-principles calculations of spin-polarized electron transport in a molecular wire: Molecular spin valve

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Pati, Ranjit ^a   Senapati, Laxmidhar ^a   Ajayan, Pulikel ^a   Nayak, Saroj ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0142151585     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.100407     Document Type: Article

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