Molecular transport junctions: Vibrational effects

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Galperin, Michael ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a   Nitzan, Abraham ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY GAP; HAMILTONIANS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS;

HUBBARD LEVEL; MOLECULAR TRANSPORT JUNCTIONS; VIBRONIC INTERACTIONS;

MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS;

EID: 33947665075     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/10/103201     Document Type: Article

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