Nonmechanical conductance switching in a molecular tunnel junction

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 498-502

  Baratz, Adva ^a   Baer, Roi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE RING; CONDUCTANCE SWITCHING; DIFFERENTIAL CONDUCTANCES; DISPLACEMENT VECTORS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR SYSTEM; ELECTRON HOLE; GATE ELECTRODES; GATE FIELD; GENERIC PROPERTIES; INTRA-MOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFER; INTRA-MOLECULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; MALONONITRILES; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; ORBITAL ENERGY; PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; QUASIPARTICLE ENERGY; SOURCE AND DRAIN ELECTRODES; SPIN-POLARIZED CURRENTS; SWITCHING BEHAVIORS; WIDE ENERGY RANGE;

ACETYLENE; BENZENE; BINDING ENERGY; CHARGE TRANSFER;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 84857522506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201562a     Document Type: Article

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