Models of electrodes and contacts in molecular electronics

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 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

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS;

ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; OSCILLATIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANCE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 25444432545     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1993558     Document Type: Article

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