Unimolecular electronics

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 37, 2008, Pages 4364-4396

  Metzger, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; SILICON;

ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS; ELECTRONIC DEVICES; EXCITED STATES; HEAT DISSIPATION; INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; SI-BASED; SINGLE MOLECULES; SINGLE-ELECTRON TRANSISTORS; UNIMOLECULAR; UNIMOLECULAR ELECTRONICS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 52649106380     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b802804b     Document Type: Article

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