When "small" terms matter: Coupled interference features in the transport properties of cross-conjugated molecules

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 862-871

  Solomon, Gemma C ^a   Bergfield, Justin P ^a   Stafford, Charles A ^b   Ratner, Mark A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GDFTB; Huckel model; Many body effects; Molecular electronics; Quantum interference; Thermoelectrics; Topology

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION EFFECT; CYCLIC SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MODIFICATIONS; GDFTB; HAMILTONIAN MODELS; MANY-BODY; MANY-BODY EFFECT; MANY-BODY THEORY; MULTIPLE INTERFERENCES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; QUALITATIVE CHANGES; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; SINGLE-MOLECULE DEVICES; SINGLE-MOLECULE JUNCTIONS; SUPERNODES; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC RESPONSE; THERMOELECTRICS; THROUGH-SPACE COUPLING;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULES; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; TOPOLOGY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84855542629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21904286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.2.95     Document Type: Article

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