Electron transfer in a Hg-SAM//SAM-Hg junction mediated by redox centers

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 29, 2004, Pages 3835-3839

  Tran, Elizabeth ^b   Rampi, Maria A ^a   Whitesides, George M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Mercury; Molecular electronics; Monolayers; Redox chemistry

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; ELECTRODES; REDOX REACTIONS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLID STATE DEVICES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ELECTRODE POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSFER; METAL-MOLECULE-METAL JUNCTIONS;

MERCURY (METAL);

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DEVICE; DIODE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLID STATE;

EID: 4544286693     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200453945     Document Type: Article

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