Current rectification by simple molecular quantum dots: An ab initio study

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 23, 2003, Pages

  Larade, B ^a   Bratkovsky, A M ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 0842300325     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.235305     Document Type: Article

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