Barrier formation and charging energy for a variable nanogap organic molecular junction: A tip/C60/Au(111) configuration

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 22, Issue 30, 2010, Pages

  Abad, E ^a   Martinez J I ^a   Ortega, J ^a   Flores, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ADSORPTION SITE; ATOMIC GEOMETRY; AU(1 1 1 ); BARRIER FORMATION; BARRIER HEIGHTS; CHARGING ENERGIES; DENSITY OF STATE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; INDUCED DENSITY OF INTERFACE STATES MODELS; METAL/ORGANIC INTERFACES; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; NANO CONTACTS; NANO-GAP; ORGANIC MOLECULES; SINGLE MOLECULE; TRANSPORT ENERGY;

ADSORPTION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; LOCAL DENSITY APPROXIMATION; MOLECULES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 77956939867     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/30/304007     Document Type: Article

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