Non-trivial length dependence of the conductance and negative differential resistance in atomic molecular wires

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 45, 2008, Pages

  Garcia Suarez V M ^a   Lambert, C J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; BENZENE; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; NANOWIRES; NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; PYRIDINE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIRE;

ATOMIC CHAINS; CARBON ATOMS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCES; GOLD ELECTRODES; LENGTH DEPENDENCES; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULAR LENGTHS; MOLECULAR WIRES; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; POLYYNES;

MOLECULES;

CARBON; GOLD; NANOWIRE; PYRIDINE; THIOPHENOL;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 58149235151     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/45/455203     Document Type: Article

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