Quantum transport through C48N12 based atomic devices

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Xu, Yan ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Xu, Shijie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

GATE VOLTAGE; MAGNIFYING EFFECTS; METALLIC BEHAVIORS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 34547554714     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2174879     Document Type: Article

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