Long-range electron transport of ruthenium-centered multilayer films via a stepping-stone mechanism

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1988-1999

  Terada, Kei Ichi ^a,d   Nakamura, Hisao ^a   Kanaizuka, Katsuhiko ^b,c   Haga, Masa Aki ^b   Asai, Yoshihiro ^a   Ishida, Takao ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KST World Corp   (Japan)

Author keywords

electron transport; metal complex; molecular electronics; self assembly; stepping stone

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX FILMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN-BOND FORMATION; I-V MEASUREMENTS; NARROW BANDS; PEDOT:PSS; PH CONTROL; REDOX-ACTIVE; RU COMPLEXES; SPONTANEOUS GROWTH; STEPPING STONE; TUNNELING MECHANISM;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN BONDS; METAL COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

MULTILAYER FILMS;

RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 84859135405     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn300126m     Document Type: Article

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