Tuning the conductance of a molecular switch

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 176-179

  Del Valle, Miriam ^a,b   Gutiérrez, Rafael ^a   Tejedor, Carlos ^b   Cuniberti, Gianaurelio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE; ELECTRODES; MOLECULES; NANOTUBES; YARN;

AZOBENZENE MOLECULES; ELECTRICAL SWITCHING; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY CONDUCTION; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; NANOSCALE ELECTRODES; NANOSCALE ELECTRONICS; NANOTUBE ELECTRODES;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AZOBENZENE; CARBON; NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CONDUCTANCE; CONFORMATION; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; NANOANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33847642167     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.38     Document Type: Article

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