Characterization of the tip-loading force-dependent tunneling behavior in alkanethiol metal-molecule-metal junctions by conducting atomic force microscopy

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1196-1199

  Song, Hyunwook ^a   Lee, Hyoyoung ^b   Lee, Takhee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b National Creative Research Initiative Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conducting atomic force microscopy; Molecular electronics; Self assembled monolayers; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EXCAVATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LITHOGRAPHY; METALS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULES; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

ALKANE THIOLS; CONDUCTING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DECAY COEFFICIENTS; LOADING FORCE; METAL-MOLECULE CONTACTS; METAL-MOLECULE-METAL JUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; STATIONARY POINTS; TUNNELING; TUNNELING CURRENTS;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

ALKANE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 49949084046     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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