Making contact: Connecting molecules electrically to the macroscopic world

Progress in Surface Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 217-261

  Haick, Hossam ^a   Cahen, David ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contact; Electrode; Electronic; In situ; Molecular monolayer; Ready made; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CONTACTS; METALLIZING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PIGMENTS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SCHEDULING; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; CHEMICAL BOND FORMATION; CONTACT MATERIALS; CONTACT STRUCTURES; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRODE MATERIALS; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTING; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORTS; ELSEVIER (CO); GENERAL (CO); IN-SITU; MOLECULAR REACTIVITY; ORGANIC MOLECULES; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 44649167070     PISSN: 00796816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsurf.2008.04.002     Document Type: Review

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