Development of ab initio calculation for electron transport and the effects of lead and contact structures in molecular electronics

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 819-823

  Ke, San Huang ^a   Baranger, Harold U ^a   Yang, Weitao ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculation; Electron transport; Molecular electronics

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATION; MOLECULAR CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR DEVICES;

ELECTRODES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 33845735121     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2006.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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