Enhanced conduction through isocyanide terminal groups in alkane and biphenylene molecules measured in molecule/nanoparticle/molecule junctions

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 8080-8085

  Changwoong, Chu ^a   Ayres, J A ^b   Stefanescu, D M ^b   Walker, B R ^b   Gorman, Christopher B ^b   Parsons, Gregory N ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYLENE MOLECULES; ISOCYANIDE; ISOCYANIDE TERMINAL; TEST-BED ASSEMBLY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 34250742006     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp065377r     Document Type: Article

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