Molecular electronics with single molecules in solid-state devices

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 551-556

  Moth Poulsen, Kasper ^a   Bjørnholm, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULES;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; ENERGY SPECTRA; METAL ELECTRODES; SINGLE MOLECULE; SINGLE-MOLECULE DEVICES;

SOLID STATE DEVICES;

ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROELECTRODES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 70349133044     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2009.176     Document Type: Review

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