Structure and Dynamics of a Benzenedithiol Monolayer on a Au(111) Surface

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 107, Issue 43, 2003, Pages 11940-11950

  Leng, Yongsheng ^a,b   Keffer, David J ^c   Cummings, Peter T ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; GOLD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS DEVICES;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 0242609087     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp034405s     Document Type: Article

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