Efficient conducting channels formed by the π-π Stacking in single 2,2paracyclophane molecules

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 136, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Bai, Meilin ^a   Liang, Jinghong ^b   Xie, Liqiang ^b   Sanvito, Stefano ^c   Mao, Bingwei ^b   Hou, Shimin ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ATOMS; CONDUCTANCE QUANTUM; CONDUCTING CHANNELS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ETHYLENE GROUP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; GOLD ELECTRODES; LINKER GROUPS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; PLATINUM ELECTRODES; QUANTUM TRANSPORT SIMULATIONS; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS;

ADATOMS; BENZENE; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRODES; ETHYLENE; EXPERIMENTS; FERMI LEVEL; GOLD; MOLECULES; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84858955709     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3692184     Document Type: Article

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