The role of chemical contacts in molecular conductance

Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2955-2958

  Lang, Norton D ^a   Kagan, Cherie R ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRONIC STATES; MOLECULAR CONDUCTANCE;

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 33846341805     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl062412x     Document Type: Article

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