Oscillation of conductance in molecular junctions of carbon ladder compounds

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 43, 2004, Pages 14182-14189

  Tada, Tomofumi ^a   Nozaki, Daijiro ^a   Kondo, Masakazu ^a   Hamayama, Shinya ^a   Yoshizawa, Kazunari ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GREEN'S FUNCTION; LADDERS; OSCILLATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

BENZENE RINGS; CARBON LADDER COMPOUNDS; LANDAUER FORMULATION; MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS;

CARBON;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OSCILLATION;

EID: 7444248473     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja031736+     Document Type: Article

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