Complex band structure, decay lengths, and Fermi level alignment in simple molecular electronic systems

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Tomfohr, John K ^a   Sankey, Otto F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53549089156     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.245105     Document Type: Article

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