Inducing the rotation of a single phenyl ring with tunneling electrons

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 40, 2007, Pages 14843-14848

  Henningsen, N ^a   Franke, K J ^a   Torrente, I F ^a   Schulze, G ^a   Priewisch, B ^b   Ruck Braun K ^b   Dokic J ^c   Klamroth, T ^c   Saalfrank, P ^c   Pascual, J I ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

H-BONDED MOLECULAR ISLANDS; PHENYL RINGS; TUNNELING ELECTRONS;

AZOBENZENE;

EID: 35548992393     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0741861     Document Type: Article

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