Unimolecular electronics and rectifiers

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 159, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 2277-2281

  Metzger, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aviram Ratner rectifier; Break junctions; IETS; Langmuir Blodgett; Langmuir Schaefer; Monolayers; Moore's law; Rectifiers; Self assembled monolayers; Single molecule electronics; Unimolecular electronic devices

Indexed keywords

BREAK JUNCTIONS; IETS; LANGMUIR-BLODGETT; LANGMUIRS; MOORE'S LAW; SINGLE-MOLECULE ELECTRONICS; UNIMOLECULAR ELECTRONICS;

ELECTRON DEVICES; MOLECULES; NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 71649084807     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2009.07.036     Document Type: Article

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