Conduction mechanisms in biphenyl dithiol single-molecule junctions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Burkle M ^a   Viljas, J K ^b,c   Vonlanthen, D ^d   Mishchenko, A ^e   Schon G ^a,f   Mayor, M ^a,d,f   Wandlowski, T ^e   Pauly, F ^a,g  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^f KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84857770311     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.075417     Document Type: Article

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