Mechanically controlled molecular orbital alignment in single molecule junctions

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-40

  Bruot, Christopher ^a   Hihath, Joshua ^a,b   Tao, Nongjian ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

CONTROL CHARGE TRANSPORT; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELLING SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANT ENHANCEMENTS; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS; VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

1,4' BENZENEDITHIOL; DITHIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84855267115     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.212     Document Type: Article

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