Guidelines for choosing molecular alligator clip binding motifs in electron transport devices

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 134, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Reuter, Matthew G ^a   Seideman, Tamar ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION GEOMETRIES; BINDING MOTIF; CHEMICAL MOIETIES; ELECTRODE JUNCTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXACT RESULTS; HOLLOW SITES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; MOLECULAR LEVELS; MOLECULE-ELECTRODE COUPLING; SURFACE ATOMS; TIGHT BINDING MODEL;

ADSORPTION; CHEMISORPTION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FERMI LEVEL; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 79955451654     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3581097     Document Type: Article

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