Nonlinear conductance in molecular devices: Molecular length dependence

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 16, 2005, Pages

  Crljen, Z ^a   Grigoriev, A ^b   Wendin, G ^b   Stokbro, K ^c  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 28644446948     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.165316     Document Type: Article

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