In situ formation of highly conducting covalent Au-C contacts for single-molecule junctions

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 353-357

  Cheng, Z L ^a   Skouta, R ^a   Vazquez, H ^b   Widawsky, J R ^c   Schneebeli, S ^a   Chen, W ^a   Hybertsen, M S ^d   Breslow, R ^a,b   Venkataraman, L ^b,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Center for Electron Transport in Molecular Nanostructures   (United States)

^c Brookhaven National Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^d BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BENZENE; CALCULATIONS; CARBON; ELECTRODES; METALS; MOLECULES; ORGANOMETALLICS; PARAFFINS; TIN COMPOUNDS;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; METAL-MOLECULE INTERFACE; METAL-ORGANIC CONTACTS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES; POLYMETHYLENE CHAIN; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

ALKANE; CARBON; GOLD; METAL; TIN;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; ATOM; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRODE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79960125421     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.66     Document Type: Article

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