Single-molecule conductance through multiple π-π-stacked benzene rings determined with direct electrode-to-benzene ring connections

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2136-2139

  Schneebeli, Severin T ^a   Kamenetska, Maria ^a   Cheng, Zhanling ^a   Skouta, Rachid ^a   Friesner, Richard A ^a   Venkataraman, Latha ^a   Breslow, Ronald ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC RINGS; BENZENE RING; CARBON ATOMS; CYCLOPHANES; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; GOLD ATOMS; GOLD ELECTRODES; HETEROATOM BINDING; MOLECULAR DEVICE; MOLECULAR WIRES; NEW MATERIAL; NON-RESONANT TUNNELING; PARACYCLOPHANE; REDOX PROCESS; SINGLE-MOLECULE; STACKED SYSTEMS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HYDROCARBONS;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; CYCLOPHANE; GOLD; NANOWIRE; PARACYCLOPHANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

BENZENE; DIMERIZATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; GOLD; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79951838509     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja111320n     Document Type: Article

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