Contact atomic structure and electron transport through molecules

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Ke, San Huang ^a   Baranger, Harold U ^a   Yang, Weitao ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC RELAXATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONDUCTANCE; METAL-MOLECULES; MOLECULAR CONDUCTANCE;

ATOMS; BENZENE; CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; GOLD; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

MOLECULES;

EID: 22944437115     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1851496     Document Type: Article

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