Negative differential resistance in molecular junctions: Effect of the electronic structure of the electrodes

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Zimbovskaya, Natalya A ^a,b,c   Pederson, Mark R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 55349136567     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.153105     Document Type: Article

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