Electron transport in multiterminal molecular devices: A density functional theory study

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Saha, Kamal K ^a   Lu, Wenchang ^a,b   Bernholc, J ^a,b   Meunier, Vincent ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955137798     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.125420     Document Type: Article

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