Charge transport in three-terminal molecular junctions incorporating sulfur-end-functionalized tercyclohexylidene spacers

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2540-2542

  Kervennic, Yann Vaï ^b   Thijssen, Jos M ^b   Vanmaekelbergh, Daniel ^a   Dabirian, Reza ^a   Jenneskens, Leonardus W ^a   Van Walree, Cornelis A ^a   Van Der Zant, Herre S J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Conjugation; Molecular electronics; Sulfur; Through bond interactions

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL BONDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLEFINS;

CONJUGATION; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; TERMINAL CONDUCTION DEVICES; THROUGH-BOND INTERACTIONS;

SULFUR;

EID: 33746285549     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503591     Document Type: Article

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