Large negative differential resistance in a molecular device with asymmetric contact geometries: A first-principles study

Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1518-1521

  Xia, Cai Juan ^a   Liu, De Sheng ^b,c   Liu, Han Chen ^a   Zhai, Xue Jun ^a  

^a XI'AN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JINING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT GEOMETRY; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; GOLD ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR DEVICE; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 79957597526     PISSN: 13869477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2011.04.020     Document Type: Article

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