Molecule-electrode bonding design for high single-molecule conductance

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 49, 2010, Pages 17364-17365

  Yokota, Kazumichi ^a   Taniguchi, Masateru ^a,b   Tsutsui, Makusu ^a   Kawai, Tomoji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DITHIOLS; ELECTRODE DESIGN; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; SINGLE-MOLECULE; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS; TERTHIOPHENES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DESIGN; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS;

MOLECULES;

DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; GOLD; SELENIUM; SULFUR; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONDUCTOR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

EID: 78650153396     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja108032q     Document Type: Article

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