Intra-molecular electron transfer and electric conductance via sequential hopping: Unified theoretical description

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 124-131

  Berlin, Yuri A ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Hopping mechanism of charge transport; Molecular electronics

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ELECTRON MOTION; INTRA-MOLECULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; MOLECULAR CONDUCTANCE; ZERO-BIAS CONDUCTANCE;

CHARGE TRANSFER;

METAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; MOLECULE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 23944481347     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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