Ab initio analysis of electron currents through benzene, naphthalene, and anthracene nanojunctions

Nanotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 48, 2007, Pages

  Yan, Liuming ^a   Bautista, Eddy J ^a   Seminario, Jorge M ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON CURRENTS; MOLECULAR DEVICES; NANOELECTRODE CONFORMATIONS; TUNNELING BARRIERS; WITHDRAWING ELECTRONS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONFORMATIONS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON TUNNELING;

NANOELECTRONICS;

ALKANE; ANTHRACENE; BENZENE; GOLD; NAPHTHALENE; OLIGOPHENYLENE VINYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULE; NANOELECTRODE; NANOJUNCTION; NANOPORE; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 35748984409     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/48/485701     Document Type: Article

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