Analytical chemistry in molecular electronics

Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 173-195

  Bergren, Adam Johan ^a   McCreery, Richard L ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

buried interfaces; electrochemistry; electronics; microscopy; molecular junction; spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BURIED INTERFACE; DEVICE OPERATIONS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; MOLECULAR LAYER; SEMICONDUCTIVE;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959521449     PISSN: 19361327     EISSN: 19361335     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061010-113847     Document Type: Review

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