Efficient electronic coupling and improved stability with dithiocarbamate-based molecular junctions

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 618-624

  Von Wrochem, Florian ^a   Gao, Deqing ^a   Scholz, Frank ^a   Nothofer, Heinz Georg ^a   Nelles, Gabriele ^a   Wessels, Jurina M ^a  

^a Sony Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; INTERFACE STATES; METALS; MOLECULES; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARGE INJECTION BARRIERS; DEVICE APPLICATION; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; METAL-MOLECULE INTERFACE; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; GOLD;

ARTICLE; COUPLING FACTOR; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSPORT KINETICS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77956440362     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.119     Document Type: Article

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