Quantum conductance and electronic properties of lower diamondoid molecules and derivatives

International Journal of Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-72

  Xue, Yong ^a   Mansoori, G Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Adamantane; Amantadine; Diamantane; Diamondoids; Electronic properties; HOMO; LUMO; Memantine; NEMS; Quantum conductance; Rimantadine; Spectrum; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ION SOURCES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AB INITIO; ADAMANTANE; AMANTADINE; DIAMANTANE; HOMO; LUMO; MEMANTINE; QUANTUM CONDUCTANCE; RIMANTADINE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 43949090506     PISSN: 0219581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219581X08005183     Document Type: Article

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