Molecular rectification: Self-assembled monolayers in which donor-(π-bridge)-acceptor moieties are centrally located and symmetrically coupled to both gold electrodes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 7102-7110

  Ashwell, Geoffrey J ^a   Tyrrell, Wayne D ^a   Whittam, Anne J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRODES; GOLD; IODINE;

MOIETIES; MOLECULAR RECTIFICATION;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

1 (10 ACETYLSULFANYLDECYL) 4 [2 (4 DIMETHYLAMINOPHENYL)VINYL]QUINOLINIUM IODIDE; AMMONIA; BRIDGED COMPOUND; DYE; GOLD; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IODINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOPHORE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; FILM; PROTON TRANSPORT; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 3042771953     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja049633u     Document Type: Article

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