Vibronic effects on resonant electron conduction through single molecule junctions

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 430, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 355-360

  Benesch, C ^a   Cizek M ^b   Thoss, M ^a   Domcke, W ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON CONDUCTION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; GOLD ELECTRODES; TRANSMITTANCE;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GOLD; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MOLECULES; RESONANCE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ELECTRON MOBILITY;

EID: 33749539148     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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