High-efficiency switching effect in porphyrin-ethyne-benzene conjugates

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  An, Yi Peng ^a   Yang, Zhongqin ^a,b   Ratner, Mark A ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO METHOD; CONJUGATED MOLECULES; CURRENT RATIOS; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FRONTIER MOLECULAR ORBITALS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LOCAL PARTS; MOLECULAR SWITCHING; MOLECULAR WIRES; PORPHYRIN MOIETIES; PORPHYRIN MOLECULES; SWITCHING EFFECT;

ACETYLENE; BENZENE; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULES; SWITCHING; SWITCHING FUNCTIONS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PORPHYRINS;

EID: 79961056085     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3615492     Document Type: Article

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