The symmetry of single-molecule conduction

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Solomon, Gemma C ^a   Gagliardi, Alessio ^b,c   Pecchia, Alessandro ^d   Frauenheim, Thomas ^c   Di Carlo, Aldo ^d   Reimers, Jeffrey R ^a   Hush, Noel S ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL DESCRIPTORS; CONDUCTANCE POINT; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; SINGLE-MOLECULE CONDUCTION;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

CHEMICAL MODEL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; REVIEW;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33750969111     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2363976     Document Type: Article

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