Control of molecule-based transport for future molecular devices

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Karthäuser, Silvia ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCHORING GROUPS; DECAY CONSTANTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; METAL WORK FUNCTION; METAL-MOLECULE CONTACTS; METAL-MOLECULE INTERFACE; MOLECULAR CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR DEVICE; MOLECULE SYSTEM; SURFACE WORK FUNCTIONS; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS; TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY; TUNNELING BARRIER HEIGHTS; TUNNELING MECHANISM;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MOLECULES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WORK FUNCTION;

METALS;

EID: 78651507129     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/1/013001     Document Type: Review

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