Molecular signature of highly conductive metal-molecule-metal junctions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Tal, O ^a   Kiguchi, M ^a   Thijssen, W H A ^a   Djukic, D ^a   Untiedt, C ^a   Smit, R H M ^a   Van Ruitenbeek, J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 70349462492     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.085427     Document Type: Article

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