Theoretical investigation of metal-molecule interface with terminal groups

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 422-428

  Bai, Ping ^a   Li, Erping ^a   Neerja, ^a   Collier, Peter ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Interface phenomena; Modeling; Molecular electronics; Ohmic contacts; Quantum wires

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; INTERFACE PHENOMENA; METAL ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 24344474189     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2005.851282     Document Type: Article

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