Transient switch-on/off currents in molecular junctions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 134, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Petrov, E G ^a   Shevchenko, Ye V ^a   May, V ^b   Hnggi, P ^c  

^a BOGOLYUBOV INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CHARGED STATE; DENSITY MATRIX THEORY; DISCHARGING PROCESS; MOLECULAR CHARGING; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; MOLECULAR STATE; NON EQUILIBRIUM; STEADY-STATE CURRENTS; STEADY-STATE VALUES; SWITCH-ON; TERMINAL SITE; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TRANSIENT CURRENT; UNIFIED DESCRIPTION;

POWER QUALITY;

EID: 79958096453     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3582927     Document Type: Article

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