Stochastic modulation in molecular electronic transport junctions: Molecular dynamics coupled with charge transport calculations

Nano Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1120-1126

  Andrews, David Q ^a   Van Duyne, Richard P ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSPORTS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CONDUCTANCE DISTRIBUTIONS; CONDUCTANCE VALUES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GEOMETRIC FREEDOMS; LINKER STRUCTURES; LOW BIAS VOLTAGES; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTIONS; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS; STOCHASTIC MODULATIONS; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS;

AMINES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULES;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 51349124603     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl073265l     Document Type: Article

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