Effect of molecular binding to a semiconductor on metal/molecule/ semiconductor junction behavior

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 9622-9630

  Haick, Hossam ^a   Ghabboun, Jamal ^a   Niitsoo, Olivia ^a   Cohen, Hagai ^a   Cahen, David ^a   Vilan, Ayelet ^b   Hwang, Jaehyung ^c   Wan, Alan ^c   Amy, Fabrice ^c   Kahn, Antoine ^c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL-ORGANIC CONTACTS; MOLECULAR BINDING; MOLECULAR DIPOLE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTION BEHAVIOR;

DIODES; EVAPORATION; GOLD; MONOLAYERS; MORPHOLOGY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 19944382813     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0504470     Document Type: Article

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