Electrical properties of long molecules: Single-walled carbon nanotubes and DNA

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 90-102

  Gómez Navarro, Cristina ^a   De Pablo, Pedro José ^a   Gomez Herrero J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ADN; Carbon nanotubes; Electron transport; Molecular electronics; Molecular wires; Scanning probe microscopy electrostatic forces

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BAND STRUCTURE; CARBON NANOTUBES; DNA; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATICS; GOLD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; WIRE;

ADN; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROSTATIC FORCES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR WIRES (MW); SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 20744460734     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijnt.2005.006976     Document Type: Article

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