Kinetics of charge transfer processes in molecular junctions

Ukrainian Journal of Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 721-731

  Petrov, E G ^a  

^a BOGOLYUBOV INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

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EID: 80052904059     PISSN: 20710186     EISSN: 20710194     Source Type: Journal    
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