Microscopic theory of single-electron tunneling through molecular-assembled metallic nanoparticles

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 23, 2003, Pages

  Xue, Yongqiang ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; GOLD; METAL;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULE; NANOPARTICLE; THEORY;

EID: 0842278600     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.235410     Document Type: Article

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