Stochastic and photochromic switching of diarylethenes studied by scanning tunnelling microscopy

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 310-314

  Van Der Molen, S J ^a   Van Der Vegte, H ^a   Kudernac, T ^b   Amin, I ^a   Feringa, B L ^b   Van Wees, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PHOTOCHROMISM; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

BIAS VOLTAGE; REVERSIBLE SWITCHES; STATE MOLECULES; SWITCHING METHODS;

OLEFINS;

EID: 29144470405     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/1/053     Document Type: Article

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