Electric Current through a Molecular Rod - Relevance of the Position of the Anchor Groups

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 47, 2003, Pages 5834-5838

  Mayor, Marcel ^a   Weber, Heiko B ^a   Reichert, Joachim ^a   Elbing, Mark ^a   Von Hänisch, Carsten ^a   Beckmann, Detlef ^a   Fischer, Matthias ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anchor group position; Electron transport; Molecular electronics; Single molecule studies; Structure activity relationships

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SULFUR;

MOLECULAR ROD;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0346789528     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352179     Document Type: Article

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