Effects of self-interaction corrections on the transport properties of phenyl-based molecular junctions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Toher, C ^a   Sanvito, S ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 41549085996     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.155402     Document Type: Article

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