Single-molecule transport in three-terminal devices

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 37, 2008, Pages

  Osorio, E A ^a   Bjornholm T ^b   Lehn, J M ^c   Ruben, M ^c,d   Van Der Zant, H S J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 54749131071     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/37/374121     Document Type: Article

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