Single molecule electronics and devices

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 7259-7298

  Tsutsui, Makusu ^a   Taniguchi, Masateru ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron phonon interaction; Single molecule electronics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863215717     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120607259     Document Type: Review

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