Simple orbital theory for the molecular electrician

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ernzerhof, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC SYSTEM; CONTACT POSITION; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; ORBITAL THEORY; ORBITALS; PROMINENT FEATURES; SIMPLE RULES; TWO-COMPONENT; TWO-COMPONENT MODEL;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM THEORY;

ORBITS;

EID: 79960238919     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3603444     Document Type: Article

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