Effect of aromatic coupling on electronic transport in bimolecular junctions

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 32, 2009, Pages 14474-14477

  Lin, Li Li ^a   Leng, Jian Cai ^a   Song, Xiu Neng ^a,b   Li, Zong Liang ^a   Luo, Yi ^b   Wang, Chuan Kui ^a  

^a SHANDONG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COUPLING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; MOLECULAR BRIDGES; MOLECULAR CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; MOLECULAR PLANES; MONOTHIOL; PLANAR MOLECULES; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; UNDERLYING MECHANISM; VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

MOLECULES;

EID: 68749118228     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp900908w     Document Type: Article

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