Molecular length, monolayer density, and charge transport: Lessons from Al-AlOx/alkyl-phosphonate/Hg junctions

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 404-415

  Levine, Igal ^a   Weber, Stephanie M ^a   Feldman, Yishay ^a   Bendikov, Tatyana ^a   Cohen, Hagai ^a   Cahen, David ^a   Vilan, Ayelet ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS VARIATION; DECAY COEFFICIENTS; FTIR; MOLECULAR LENGTH; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL EFFECT; TUNNELING DISTANCE; X RAY REFLECTIVITY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84855662705     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la2035664     Document Type: Article

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