Force-conductance correlation in individual molecular junctions

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 36, 2012, Pages

  Nef, C ^a   Frederix, P L T M ^b,c   Brunner, J ^a   Schonenberger C ^a   Calame, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Nanosurf AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; GOLD JUNCTIONS; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; MONOTHIOL; OCTANEDITHIOL; SCATTER PLOTS; SINGLE MOLECULE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL HISTOGRAM;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

GOLD;

EID: 84865428415     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/36/365201     Document Type: Article

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