Understanding Charge Transport in Molecular Electronics

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1006, Issue , 2003, Pages 277-290

  Kushmerick, J G ^a   Pollack, S K ^a   Yang, J C ^a   Naciri, J ^a   Holt, D B ^a   Ratner, M A ^b   Shashidhar, R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charge transport; Metal molecule metal junctions; Molecular electronics; Tunnel junctions

Indexed keywords

METAL; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; METHODOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0347320480     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1292.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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