Vibrational spectra of metal-molecule-metal junctions in electromigrated nanogap electrodes by inelastic electron tunneling

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Song, Hyunwook ^a   Kim, Youngsang ^b   Ku, Jamin ^a   Jang, Yun Hee ^a   Jeong, Heejun ^b   Lee, Takhee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TUNNELING; METALS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

ANCHOR GROUPS; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELING; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPIES; METAL-MOLECULE-METAL JUNCTIONS; MOLECULE LEVELS; NANO-GAP ELECTRODES; OCTANEDITHIOL; VIBRATIONAL SIGNATURES;

MOLECULES;

EID: 62549131214     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3097217     Document Type: Article

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