A time-dependent approach to electronic transmission in model molecular junctions

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 115, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 5582-5592

  Renaud, N ^a   Ratner, M A ^a   Joachim, C ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEMES CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DECAY (ORGANIC); QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM OPTICS;

BENZENE RING; CONDUCTING ELECTRODES; DECAY RATE; ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS; INTERFERENCE PATTERNS; LINE SHAPE; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; QUANTUM SYSTEM; SIMPLE METHOD; STATE VECTOR; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIME DEPENDENT SCHRODINGER EQUATION; TIME-DEPENDENT; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS;

SCHRODINGER EQUATION;

EID: 79958194879     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp111384d     Document Type: Article

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