Transient dynamics in molecular junctions: Coherent bichromophoric molecular electron pumps

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Volkovich, Roie ^a   Peskin, Uri ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 79551595506     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.033403     Document Type: Article

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