A versatile low-temperature setup for the electrical characterization of single-molecule junctions

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Martin, Christian A ^a,b   Smit, Roel H M ^b   Egmond, Ruud Van ^b   Van Der Zant, Herre S J ^a   Van Ruitenbeek, Jan M ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAK JUNCTIONS; DATA SETS; DITHIOL MOLECULES; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; FAST ACQUISITION; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; HIGH VACUUM; LIQUID HELIUM TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE BREAK JUNCTIONS; MICROFABRICATED; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; PIEZO-CERAMIC ACTUATORS; SINGLE MOLECULE; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS; TWO STAGE;

ACTUATORS; HELIUM; LIQUEFIED GASES; MICROFABRICATION; SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

MOLECULES;

EID: 79958063695     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3593100     Document Type: Article

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