Atomistic theory of transport in organic and inorganic nanostructures

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1497-1561

  Pecchia, Alessandro ^a   Di Carlo, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

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EID: 4344575410     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/67/8/R04     Document Type: Review

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