Addition energies and vibrational fine structure measured in electromigrated single-molecule junctions based on an oligophenylenevinylene derivative

Advanced Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-285

  Osorio, Edgar A ^a   O'Neill, Kevin ^a   Stuhr Hansen, Nicolai ^b   Nielsen, Ole F ^b   Bjømholm, Thomas ^b   Van Der Zant, Herre S J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; ELECTRON SCATTERING; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; PHONONS;

METALLIC NANOGAPS; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS; THIN GOLD WIRES;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 33846619767     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200601876     Document Type: Article

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