Intrinsic electronic conduction mechanisms in self-assembled monolayers

Lecture Notes in Physics

Volumn 680, Issue , 2006, Pages 275-300

  Wang, Wenyong ^a   Lee, Takhee ^b   Reed, Mark A ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748998760     PISSN: 00758450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-31514-4_11     Document Type: Review

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