Dependence of single-molecule junction conductance on molecular conformation

Nature

Volumn 442, Issue 7105, 2006, Pages 904-907

  Venkataraman, Latha ^a   Klare, Jennifer E ^a   Nuckolls, Colin ^a   Hybertsen, Mark S ^a   Steigerwald, Michael L ^a  

^a Department of Physics Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

CHARGE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; JUNCTION CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE;

AMINE; BIPHENYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CARBON; METAL;

CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METAL; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; SCANNING TUNNELLING MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33747843929     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05037     Document Type: Article

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