Negative differential resistance in a one-dimensional molecular wire with odd number of atoms

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 593-599

  Lakshmi, S ^a   Pati, Swapan K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Electron phonon; Landauer; Molecular wire; Newns Anderson; Su Schreiffer Heeger Hamiltonian

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; PHONONS; WIRE;

ELECTRON-PHONON; LANDAUER; MOLECULAR WIRE; NEWNS-ANDERSON; SU-SCHREIFFER-HEEGER (SSH) HAMILTONIAN;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 28444499274     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: 03044289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03010447     Document Type: Article

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