Switching in molecular transport junctions: Polarization response

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 43, 2007, Pages 13313-13320

  Yeganeh, Sina ^a   Galperin, Michael ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGOMERS; POLARIZATION; POLARONS; STABILIZATION;

IMAGE CHARGE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE (NDR);

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE;

OLIGOMER; PHENYL GROUP;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARAMETER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 35848959915     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0730967     Document Type: Article

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