Single Molecule Electronics: Increasing Dynamic Range and Switching Speed Using Cross-Conjugated Species

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 51, 2008, Pages 17309-17319

  Andrews, David Q ^a   Solomon, Gemma C ^a   Van Duyne, Richard P ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED MOLECULES; DYNAMIC RANGE; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ELECTRON TRANSMISSION PROBABILITY; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONALITY; GATE VOLTAGES; IDEAL SWITCHES; MOLECULAR DEVICE; MOLECULAR RECTIFIER; MULTIPLE INTERFERENCES; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; RECTIFICATION RATIO; SINGLE-MOLECULE ELECTRONICS; SINGLE-MOLECULE TRANSISTOR; SIZE SCALE; SWITCHING SPEED;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS;

MOLECULES;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR; VELOCITY;

EID: 67849106078     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja804399q     Document Type: Article

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