Molecular electronics

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 39, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-23

  Heath, James R ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Self assembled monolayers; Surface science; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CURRENT RECTIFIERS; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS; FABRICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR COMPONENTS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; MOLECULAR MONOLAYER; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; PASSIVANTS; SURFACE SCIENCE;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ELECTRON DEVICES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; SURFACES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THIN FILMS;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 67650992049     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-082908-145401     Document Type: Review

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