Formation of a current through organic molecules with strongly separated energy levels

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 467, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-20

  Petrov, E G ^a  

^a BOGOLYUBOV INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Kinetic charging; Rectification; Single molecule

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ELECTRON TRANSFER; KINETIC CHARGING; RECTIFICATION; SINGLE MOLECULE;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

EID: 35648995534     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400701220361     Document Type: Conference Paper

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