Side-by-side characterization of electron tunneling through monolayers of isomeric molecules: A combined experimental and theoretical study

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 110, Issue 49, 2006, Pages 24797-24801

  Liang, Jian ^a   Sun, Qiang ^a   Selloni, Annabella ^a   Scoles, Giacinto ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TUNNELING; MONOLAYERS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ISOMERIC MOLECULES; SCANNING PROBE NANOLITHOGRAPHY; TUNNELING CURRENTS;

ISOMERS;

EID: 33846044070     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp066059v     Document Type: Article

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