Measurement of single molecule conductivity using the spontaneous formation of molecular wires

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 4330-4337

  Haiss, Wolfgang ^a   Nichols, Richard J ^a   Van Zalinge, Harm ^a   Higgins, Simon J ^a   Bethell, Donald ^a   Schiffrin, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; ELECTROLYTE; GOLD; THIOL GROUP; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR WIRE; MOLECULE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SENSOR;

EID: 6344226098     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b404929b     Document Type: Article

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