Temperature dependence of three-terminal molecular junctions with sulfur end-functionalized tercyclohexylidenes

Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1031-1035

  Poot, Menno ^a   Osorio, Edgar ^a   O'Neill, Kevin ^a   Thijssen, Jos M ^a   Vanmaekelbergh, Daniel ^b   Van Walree, Cornelis A ^b   Jenneskens, Leonardus W ^b   Van Der Zant, Herre S J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TERCYCLOHEXYLIDENES;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 33744786818     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl0604513     Document Type: Article

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