Role of molecular orbitals of the benzene in electronic nanodevices

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Choi, Young Cheol ^a   Kim, Woo Youn ^a   Park, Kee Su ^a   Tarakeshwar, P ^a   Kim, Kwang S ^a   Kim, Tae Suk ^b   Lee, Jin Yong ^c  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC NANODEVICES; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DEVICES; MOLECULAR ORBITAL;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS;

BENZENE;

EID: 22944469414     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1858851     Document Type: Article

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