Intrinsic charge transport of conjugated organic molecules in electromigrated nanogap junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Song, Hyunwook ^a,d   Kim, Youngsang ^b,e   Jeong, Heejun ^b   Reed, Mark A ^c   Lee, Takhee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Yale University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED MOLECULES; CONJUGATED ORGANIC MOLECULES; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR TRANSPORT; NANO-GAP; TRANSITION VOLTAGE; TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTRON TUNNELING; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 79958818516     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3578345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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