Transport properties of a biphenyl-based molecular junction system - The electrode metal dependence

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kondo, Hisashi ^a,b   Nara, Jun ^a   Kino, Hiori ^a   Ohno, Takahisa ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS VOLTAGE; ELECTRODES; FERMI LEVEL; FERMIONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; METALS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; SILVER; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPOR DEPOSITION; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

A DENSITIES; AG ELECTRODES; CU ELECTRODES; DITHIOL MOLECULES; ELECTRODE METALS; FERMI ENERGIES; LOW BIAS VOLTAGES; MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION METHODS; PEAK WIDTHS; PHENYL RINGS; PROJECTED DENSITY OF STATE; TRANSMISSION PEAKS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 63649120251     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/6/064220     Document Type: Article

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