Multi-terminal quantum transport through a single benzene molecule: Evidence of a molecular transistor

Solid State Communications

Volumn 150, Issue 29-30, 2010, Pages 1269-1274

  Maiti, Santanu K ^a,b  

^a SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

^b NARASINHA DUTT COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

I V characteristic; Molecular transistor; Multi terminal conductance; Reflection probability

Indexed keywords

BENZENE MOLECULES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; GREEN FUNCTION; IV CHARACTERISTICS; METALLIC ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR TRANSISTORS; MULTI-TERMINAL CONDUCTANCE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; QUANTUM SYSTEM; QUANTUM TRANSPORT; REFLECTION PROBABILITY; THREE-TERMINAL TRANSPORT; TIGHT BINDING MODEL;

BENZENE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MOLECULES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM OPTICS; REFLECTION; TRANSISTORS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 77954219468     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2010.05.025     Document Type: Article

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