Controlling the transmission line shape of molecular t-stubs and potential thermoelectric applications

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Stadler, Robert ^a   Markussen, Troels ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX ORGANIC MOLECULES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; LINE SHAPE; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; PEAK SHAPES; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; STRUCTURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION; THERMOELECTRIC EFFICIENCY; TIGHT BINDING MODEL; TRANSMISSION FUNCTION; TRANSMISSION LINE; TWO PARAMETER;

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 80155147967     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3653790     Document Type: Article

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