Isomerization of an azobenzene derivative on a thin insulating layer by inelastically tunneling electrons

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Safiei, Ali ^a   Henzl, Jörg ^a   Morgenstern, Karina ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVES; BISTABLES; IONIC LAYERS; SINGLE MOLECULE; SWITCH-ON; THIN INSULATING LAYERS; TUNNELING ELECTRONS;

ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 77953106934     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.216102     Document Type: Article

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