Negative differential resistance in molecular junctions: Application to graphene ribbon junctions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Cheraghchi, Hosein ^a   Esfarjani, Keivan ^b  

^a DAMGHAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 50049099185     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.085123     Document Type: Article

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