Dissecting contact mechanics from quantum interference in single-molecule junctions of stilbene derivatives

Nano Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1643-1647

  Aradhya, Sriharsha V ^a   Meisner, Jeffrey S ^b   Krikorian, Markrete ^b   Ahn, Seokhoon ^b   Parameswaran, Radha ^c   Steigerwald, Michael L ^b   Nuckolls, Colin ^b   Venkataraman, Latha ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

contact mechanics; donor acceptor interaction; quantum interference; rupture force; Single molecule electronics

Indexed keywords

CONTACT MECHANICS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR INTERACTION; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; RUPTURE FORCES; SINGLE-MOLECULE ELECTRONICS;

ETHANE; MECHANICS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; QUANTUM THEORY;

MOLECULES;

NANOMATERIAL; STILBENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; QUANTUM THEORY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOSTRUCTURES; QUANTUM THEORY; STILBENES;

EID: 84858163846     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl2045815     Document Type: Article

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