Determination of single molecule conductances of alkanedithiols by conducting-atomic force microscopy with large gold nanoparticles

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 7262-7263

  Morita, Tomoyuki ^a   Lindsay, Stuart ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANEDITHIOLS; COLLOIDAL GOLD; DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCULATION; CONDUCTANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; HISTOGRAM; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34250869663     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja072040+     Document Type: Article

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