Molecular wires from contorted aromatic compounds

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 45, 2005, Pages 7390-7394

  Xiao, Shengxiong ^a   Myers, Matthew ^a   Miao, Qian ^a   Sanaur, Sébastien ^b   Pang, Keliang ^a   Steigerwald, Michael L ^a   Nuckolls, Colin ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Center Microelectronics De Provence Georges Charpak   (France)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Molecular electronics; Nanostructures; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CORRUGATED MATERIALS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SELF ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WIRE;

HEXABENZOCORONENE; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR WIRES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 28044457456     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200502142     Document Type: Article

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