Dephasing effects in molecular junction conduction: An analytical treatment

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Bihary, Zsolt ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 29744455585     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.115439     Document Type: Article

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