Molecular transport junctions: An introduction

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 376-382

  Kagan, Cherie R ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^b  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARGE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SELF ASSEMBLY;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 3042643017     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2004.119     Document Type: Review

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