Single molecule conductance of bipyridyl ethynes: The role of surface binding modes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 114, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 14189-14193

  Velizhanin, Kirill A ^a,c   Zeidan, Tarek A ^b,d   Alabugin, Igor V ^b   Smirnov, Sergei ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR NONLINEAR STUDIES   (United States)

^d ALKERMES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; TOLUENE;

AU ELECTRODES; BIPYRIDYL; BREAK JUNCTIONS; CONDUCTANCE MEASUREMENT; CONDUCTANCE VALUES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY (STM); SINGLE MOLECULE CONDUCTANCE; STERIC DIFFERENCES; SURFACE BINDING; TOLUENE SOLUTION;

MOLECULES;

EID: 78650152814     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9083579     Document Type: Article

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